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CLEP General Mathematics: Percentage And Measurement

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1. 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.






2. 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).






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






4. The precision of a sum is no greater than






5. 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.






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






7. There are three cases that usually arise in dealing with percentage - as follows:






8. 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:






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

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10. It is important to realize that precision refers to






11. The maximum probable error is






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. FRACTIONAL PERCENTS.-A fractional percent represents a part of 1 percent.






19. 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.






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






21. To add or subtract numbers of different orders






22. Deals with the group of decimal fractions whose denominators are 100-that is fractions of two decimal places.






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






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






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






26. Percent is used in discussing






27. 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.






28. After performing the' multiplication or division






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






30. 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






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






32. Is the whole on which the rate operates.






33. A larger number of decimal places means a smaller






34. Percentage divided by base






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Relative error is usually expressed as






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






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






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






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






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






45. 0.01 X 840 = 8.40 Therefore - 1/4% of 840 = 8.40 x 1/4 = 2.10






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






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






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






49. 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






50. The extra digit protects the answer from