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CLEP General Mathematics: Arithmetic Basics

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1. Step 1: Change the subtraction sign to the addition sign - and then switch the sign of the subtrahend the number that immediately follows the operation sign you just changed. Step 2: Add the result according to the procedures for adding signed intege






2. Units that are not understood under the same notion - such as a pound of stones and a ton of stones - or an inch of string and a foot of string.






3. Total Earnings ($) = ?






4. The distance around a circle (the perimeter of a circle)






5. Is the agreement of things in Quanity.






6. Two numbers are said to be equal (=) when they are at






7. The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph






8. The total of two or more numbers being added






9. Describe the steps for solving a VICS problem using 'Pick Numbers & Calculate a Target'

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10. To find the units digit of a product - or a sum of integers - Only pay attention to the units digit of the numbers you're working with. Drop any other digits. This shortcut works because only units digits contribute to the units digit of the product.






11. The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers. Also known as the average.






12. Three or more line segments in a plane that forms a closed figure. The line segments never cross but meet at their endpoints.






13. An evenly-spaced set is fully-defined if what is known...?






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






15. A solid figure that has triangles for its sides and a polygon as its base






16. The result of the division called the






17. A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides






18. .625 --> Percent?






19. Is the disagreement of things in Quantity.






20. A parallelogram with all sides equal and congruent






21. A number that is not a prime number is called a






22. Decreasing the Denominator of a fraction Increases/Decreases the value?






23. A term that expresses quantity definitely and particularly - such as one - five - seven - and so on.






24. Are those things collected in a whole.






25. The number being multiplied is called the






26. Or demonstration - is a connection of arguments used to demonstrate the truth or falsehood of a statement.






27. What are the properties of the diagonals of a Rhombus?






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






29. When Multiplying integers - if No integer is even - what is the result - (odd/even)?






30. Having the same size and shape






31. Of two Unequal Multitudes - one that has a part equal in Multitude with the Whole of the other Multitude.






32. Switch to a number-picking strategy






33. A number is increased by 25%... what must you reduce the new number by to get the old number again?






34. To make a fraction easier to work with by taking out common factors. In an expression - combining variables that have like unknowns.






35. What is the formula forCounting consecutive multiples?






36. Total Earnings ($) = ?






37. Odd x ? = Even






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






39. 1: Add the absolute values of the addends 2. Give the result the sign that is common to the addends






40. The action of the mind whereby a quantity is measured by Unity or a Unit.






41. Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator. This becomes the numerator of the improper fraction.






42. Begins with zero and counts upward through tens - hundreds - thousands - millions - and so on. 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - ... The scale on the number line begins with zero and runs to the right ('from zero to infinity').






43. Indicates the number to be multiplied






44. A quantity consisting of disconnected parts - as three stones or seven coins. It may be also called a 'Discontinued Quantity'.






45. Is equal to zero. 0 x a = 0






46. Why are Even Exponents dangerous?






47. The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph






48. The whole-number part of the mixed number is the whole-number part of the






49. A solid figure with two congruent and parallel circular bases






50. Odd x Odd = ? e.g. 3 x 3 = 9 e.g. 5 x 11 = 55 e.g. 9 x 3 = 27