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CLEP General Mathematics: Percentage And Measurement

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1. To flnd the bue when the rate and percentage are known






2. The word 'percent' is derived from Latin. It was originally 'per centum -' which means 'by the hundred.' Thus the statement is often made that 'percent' means






3. In a number such as 49.30 inches - it is reasonable to assume that the 0 in the hundredths place would not have been recorded at all if it were not a






4. It can also be shown that the precision of a difference is no greater than the all numbers should first be rounded off to






5. The precision of a number resulting from measurement depends upon






6. Is the part of the base determined by the rate.






7. After performing the' multiplication or division






8. Percent is used in discussing






9. Percentage divided by base






10. One-thousandth of an inch. One-thousandth of an inch is about the thickness of a human hair or a thin sheet of paper.






11. Can be a significant digit if it is not the first digit in the number because it is a part of the number specifying how many hundredths are in the measurement.






12. Common fractions are changed to percent by flrst expressmg them as






13. How many hundredths we have - and therefore it indicates 'how many percent' we have.






14. To find the percentage of a number - multiply the base by the rate. The rate must be changed from a percent to a decimal before multiplying can be done.






15. Is the whole on which the rate operates.






16. The accuracy of a measurement is determined by the ________






17. A rule that is often used states that the significant digits in a number






18. The base corresponds to the multiplicand - the rate corresponds to the multiplier - and the percentage corresponds to the product...We then divide the product (percentage) by the multiplicand (base) to get the other factor (rate).






19. The probable error in any measurement is how precisely the instrument is marked - The precision of a measurement depends upon






20. Experience has shown that the best the average person can do with consistency is to decide whether a measurement is more or less than halfway between marks. The correct way to state this fact mathematically is to say that a measurement made with an i






21. To change a decimal to percent multiply the decimal by 100 and annex the percent sign (%). Since multiplying by 100 has the effect of moving the decimal point two places to the right - the rule is sometimes stated as follows:






22. The accuracy of a measurement is often described in terms of the number of






23. It is important to realize that precision refers to






24. Before adding or subtracting approximate numbers - they should be






25. Drop the percent sign and divide the number by 100. Mechanically - the decimal point is simply shifted two places to the left and the percent sign is dropped.






26. 0.01 X 840 = 8.40 Therefore - 1/4% of 840 = 8.40 x 1/4 = 2.10






27. The 'of' has the same meaning as it does in fractional examples - such as 1/4 of 16 = ?






28. To to find the percentage of a number when the base and rate are known.






29. A larger number of decimal places means a smaller






30. The maximum probable error is






31. Has no bearing on the accuracy of the number. For example - 1.25 dollars represents exactly the same amount of money as 125 cents. These are equally accurate ways of representing the same quantity - despite the fact that the decimal point is placed d






32. How much to round off must be decided in terms of






33. Relative error is usually expressed as






34. Since hundredths were used so frequently - the decimal point was dropped and the symbol % was placed after the number and read


35. Closely associated with the study of decimals is a measuring instrument known as a micrometer.






36. The extra digit protects the answer from






37. It is possible to round off a repeating decimal at any desired point - the degree of precision desired should be determined and:






38. In order to multiply or divide two approximate numbers having an equal number of significant digits






39. Is the number of hundredths parts taken. This is the number followed by the percent sign.






40. When a common fraction is used in recording the results of measurement






41. Depends upon the relative size of the probable error when compared with the quantity being measured.






42. Can never be more precise than the least precise number in the calculation.






43. To add or subtract numbers of different orders






44. The more precise numbers are all rounded to the precision of the






45. Form the basis for the rules which govern calculation with approximate numbers (numbers resulting from measurement).






46. The maximum probable error is found when the denominator of the fraction expressing the error ratio is divided into the numerator or






47. May be considered as special types of decimals (for example - 4 may be written as 4.00) and thus may be expressed interms of percentage.






48. Relative error is the ratio between the _________________. This ratio is simply the fraction formed by using the probable error as the numerator and the measurement itself as the denominator.






49. The precision of a sum is no greater than






50. To find the rate when the percentage and base are known