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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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1. Always perform the operations






2. When working with nested signs of grouping






3. The whole-number system uses only ten characters -0 through 9.






4. What is the formula forCounting consecutive multiples?






5. Method: convert Percent to Decimal?






6. What is the formula for: The Area of a Triangle ?






7. A Polygon is a closed shape formed by






8. Expresses fractional parts that are greater than 1.






9. A solid figure that has two congruent - parallel polygons as its bases. Its sides are parallelograms






10. The value on the y-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair.






11. Method: convert Decimal to Percent?






12. That which is referred to Unity as a Whole to a Part as - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - etc..






13. Rules that tell which steps to follow when solving an expression.






14. Lines in the same plane that do not intersect. The symbol //






15. A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing the middle value of the group.






16. Two numbers listed in a specific order; it describes a point on the coordinate graph






17. Any whole number can be expressed in terms of the






18. Original x (1 - x/100) = New






19. Is a part which - being repeated a number of times - always exceeds or falls short of the whole - as 5 is of the numbers 8 and 12.






20. Always perform combinations of multiplication and division before






21. The number to be multiplied by is called the






22. When Multiplying integers - if Any integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?






23. Having the same size and shape






24. A comparison of the two values of two numbers






25. The nearer any lesser number approaches a greater number - the less often will it be contained in that greater number.






26. When will a decimal Not terminate and why?






27. The whole is equal to all of its parts taken together.






28. Percent Decrease Formula ?






29. When will a decimal terminate and why?






30. Any number multiplied to form a product. A product can be divided by one factor to find the other factor.






31. The Sum of n consecutive integers is divisible by n. What does this tell us about n - and why?






32. A length that is half the diameter of a circle; the distance from the center of the circle to the circle itself






33. The Only possible factors for a prime number are






34. Step 1: Add the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign that is common to the addends






35. Always check the solutions you get in the original equation! Squaring both sides can actually introduce and extraneous solution.






36. An eight-sided polygon






37. What is the perimeter of a Polygon?






38. One number is said to be less than (<) another when it is






39. Two or more fractions that have the same denominator






40. What is the result of Adding or Subtracting and Odd with an Even (or an Even with an Odd)? e.g. 7 + 8 = 15 e.g. 13 - 2 = 11






41. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle. It describes how wide the circle is.






42. Find the largest number of times the divisor will divide into the dividend. This is the quotient. To determine the remainder - multiply the quotient by the divisor - then subtract the result from the dividend.






43. 1.) Average the first and last term to find the median of the set (which equals the average) = (100 + 20)/2 = 60 2) Count the number of terms ( 100 - 20 + 1 = 81) 3. Sum = Ave. x Number of terms = 60 x 81 = 4860 Answer = 4860






44. The value on the y-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair.






45. A terminating decimal only arises as a result of an integer _____________. i.e. the denominator should only have prime factors of 2 and/or 5






46. If any one Part of a Whole is assumed - then the rest of the parts are called the Complement of that part to the whole.






47. The distance around a figure.






48. What are the 3 main formulaic properties of evenly-spaced sets?






49. A ratio that compares two different types of quantities






50. 'y percent less than' = ?