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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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1. The method for indicating the power of a number
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
percent
5/8
Power notation

2. A solid figure that has two congruent - parallel polygons as its bases. Its sides are parallelograms
Percent Change
prism
Magnitude at Rest and Magnitude in Motion
1. Never pick 1 or 0 - or 100 for % VICS 2. All numbers you pick must be Different 3. Pick SMALL numbers 4. Try to pick PRIME numbers 5. Avoid picking numbers that are COEFFICIENTS in several answer choices

3. Anything that may be increased or diminished
5/8
diameter
mode
Quantity

4. A comparison of the two values of two numbers
rate
mixed number
product
ratio

5. A solid figure with two congruent and parallel circular bases
cylinder
order of operations
numerator
Line Segments

6. A quantity consisting of disconnected parts - as three stones or seven coins. It may be also called a 'Discontinued Quantity'.
higher terms
Number
Multitude
There are two parts in the procedure for subtracting signed integers:

7. The exact procedure for adding signed integers depends upon
farther to the left on the number line
2
whether the addends have the same sign or opposite signs
farther to the right on the number line.

8. In an equation made up of two fractions - the numerator of one fraction times the denominator of the other fraction.
x-coordinate
parallel lines
cross product
( (Last - First) / Increment ) + 1

9. A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides
lowercase Variables
Axiom II.
trapezoid
one is positive and the other is negative

10. Units that are understood under the same notion - such as a pound of stones and a pound of feathers - or an inch of string and an inch of wood.
Same units
The diagonals of a rhombus are Always perpendicular bisectors (meaning they cut each other in half at a 90deg. angle)
cylinder
Unit Cost + Markup

11. Even X Even = ? ... and is div. by ?
Unity - or a Unit
squared
y-coordinate
Even div. by 4

12. When a denominator of a fraction is 9 - 99 - 999 or another power of 10 minus 1 - what's an easy way of determining the REPEATING DIGITS of the decimal equivalent of the fraction?
pi
perimeter
Multitude
Look at the numerator... This will give you the repeating digits (perhaps with leading zeroes) if the denominator of the fraction is 1 less than a power of 10.

13. The part of a fraction that stands for how many parts of a whole or group are included in the fraction.
A sum of 2 primes is Odd
numerator
both integers are positive or both are negative
Equality

14. One of the four regions formed by the intersection of the axes of a coordinate graph
lowest terms
Sale Price - Unit Cost
1
quadrant

15. A drawing of an object that is different in size (usually smaller than the original) but keeps the same proportions
mode
Even
mode
scale drawing

16. The absolute value of the numerator is smaller than the absolute value of the denominator.
octagon
More
proper fraction
complementary angle

17. An integer is its value without regard to the sign - Or is its distance from the origin (zero) on the number line.
When numbers do not divide evenly
Revenue ($) - Cost ($)
obtuse angle
absolute value

18. The amount that remains after one number has been subtracted from another
Percent Decrease Formula
polygon
contains only a single number
difference

19. Zero divided by any whole number (except 0)
Subtracting Signed Integers
dividend
5/8
Is zero

20. Taken together - the multiplicand and multiplier are known as
similar figures
diameter
Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.
factors of the multiplication operation

21. The terms Species and Number
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent
Axiom IX.
Quantity is expressed
reciprocal

22. Are located to the left of the zero on the integer number line. Negative-value integers use the same symbols as the whole number system - but are distinguished by the use of a negative sign ( - ). Numbers 5 and - 5 - for example - might resemble one
octagon
How the Last Digit Shortcut works
Negative-value integers
When the addends have opposite signs one is + and the other is -

23. Reducing fractions is
lowest terms
dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number
the Complement of that part to the whole
x-axis

24. The number being multiplied is called the
integer or whole number
Axiom III.
multiplicand
Axiom IV.

25. A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign
one is positive and the other is negative
Look at the numerator... This will give you the repeating digits (perhaps with leading zeroes) if the denominator of the fraction is 1 less than a power of 10.
right triangle
equation

26. The two kinds of parts
hexagon
To convert any fraction to higher terms
When to use the Heavy Division Shortcut - and how to do it
Aliquot and Aliquant Parts

27. The ratio of integers that results in a terminating decimal
perimeter
ratio
Some integer/Some Power of 10
rate

28. Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator. This becomes the numerator of the improper fraction.
Step 1 of Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
When solving combinations of addition - subtraction - multiplication - and division in the same expression:
whether the addends have the same sign or opposite signs
exponent

29. Any number with a negative exponent
right triangle
mode
cross product
equal to 1 divided by that number with a positive exponent

30. A number that is not a prime number is called a
mean
A = (Base x Height) / 2 - A = (BH)/2
y-coordinate
composite number

31. Factors may be multiplied in any order.
commutative law of multiplication
unit ratio
product
always clear the innermost groups first

32. The vertical number line of a coordinate graph
y-axis
median
mixed fractions
commutative law of multiplication

33. A ratio that compares two different types of quantities
Odd
rate
Inserting a zero at the left end of a whole number
Being divided by a power of 10

34. .625 --> Percent?
62.5%
Axiom VII.
rectangle
mode

35. Step 1: Subtract the absolute values of the addends Step 2. Give the result the sign of the addend that has larger absolute value
1. Smallest (First) or Largest (Last) number in the set 2. The increment 3. The number of items in the set
radius
When to use the Heavy Division Shortcut - and how to do it
When the addends have opposite signs one is + and the other is -

36. 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.
cross product
Multitude
Aliquant Part
improper fraction

37. The whole-number system uses only ten characters -0 through 9.
isosceles triangle
The Decimal Numbering System
roots of numbers
Both

38. Is the disagreement of things in Quantity.
Odd
referred to Unity in the same way
Inequality
1. Never pick 1 or 0 - or 100 for % VICS 2. All numbers you pick must be Different 3. Pick SMALL numbers 4. Try to pick PRIME numbers 5. Avoid picking numbers that are COEFFICIENTS in several answer choices

39. A polygon with six sides.
Sequences of numbers that go up/down by the same amount (the Increment) from one item in the sequence to the next
hexagon
product
Multiply the numerator of a positive - proper fraction by 1/2 Increase.

40. A parallelogram with four right angles
Species
rectangle
combination of addition and subtraction
1. Smallest (First) or Largest (Last) number in the set 2. The increment 3. The number of items in the set

41. The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers. Also known as the average.
Negative-value integers
Known (Given) and Unknown (Sought)
Sale Price - Unit Cost
mean

42. An angle measuring more than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees
y-axis
A sum of 2 primes is Odd
acute angle
Absolute and Relative

43. Step 1: Divide the denominator into the numerator. Use ordinary whole-number division that produces a quotient and a remainder. Step 2: Assemble the mixed number. The whole-number part of the mixed number is the whole-number part of the quotient from
Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
prime number
Non-Int
mixed number

44. Trading decimal places refers to moving the decimals in the opposite direction the same number of places - when multiplying a very large number and a very small number.
simplify
lowercase Variables
62.5%
The concept of trading decimal places and how it works

45. A statement that needs to be demonstrated and is called in Latin demonstrandum.
theorem
Terminating decimal
when there are explicit or implicit equations in the problem:
Increases the value.

46. 1 to any power is equal to
Axiom II.
quadrilateral
1
inverse

47. Total Sales or Revenue = ?
The Ratio of Any two of the following: Original - Change and New
Unit Price x Qty. Sold
Odd
When to use fractions

48. A quantity that is whole and continuous - as a field - a circle - the universe - and so on. It is also called a 'Continued Quantity'.
theorem
'six cubed'
Magnitude
Long Division

49. A triangle with sides of different lengths and no two angles are the same
scalene triangle
Even div. by 4
Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.
multiplicand

50. Any number with an exponent of 0
equal to 1
mean
expression
20% - because 5/4 = 125% and 4/5 = 80% (reciprocal of 5/4) - 80% of the new number is the old number - so you must reduce the new number by 20% to get this amount