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CLEP General Mathematics: Whole Numbers

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1. Approximating a given number to a specified number of digits






2. In the expression b^n - b is the base. - (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place






3. A^0 = 1 (if a doesn't = 0)






4. A(b+c)=ab+ac - a property indicating a special way in which multiplication is applied to addition of two or more numbers in which each term inside a set of parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses - such as a(b + c) = ab + ac






5. The multiple by which an initial change in aggregate spending will alter total expenditure after an infinite number of spending cycles;






6. Sentences using < or > - A mathematical sentence built from expressions using one or more of the symbols greater than - less than - greater than or equal to and/or less than or equal to






7. 1 - any number times 1 is equal to itself according to what property - the number in a set which when any number n in the set is multiplied by - yields the given number.






8. The result of an addition






9. A > b means that a is to the right of b on a number line.






10. The solution of an equation is the replacement that makes the equation a true statement. - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation






11. First number in a multiplication sentence - the number in a multiplication problem that represents the number of objects in each (equal sized) group - A quanity by which a given number (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.






12. Ab=ba - Changing the order of the factors does not change the product; for example 10 x 9 = 9 x 10; a b = b a






13. A sentence using an = sign - a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal - A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign






14. A counting number having exactly two different factors - itself and 1 - an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1 and - a whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors - itself and 1






15. The number that is being divided - the number that is to be divided in a division problem - in a division problem - the number inside the 'house' division symbol






16. The distance around an object In the case of a polygon - the perimeter is the sum of the length of all sides - a line enclosing a plane areas






17. A + b = b + a - The order of addends can be changed & the sum remains the same. 3+7=7+3






18. Two equations are equivalent if their solutions are the same. - equations with the same solutions as the original equation. - equations having the same solution set over a given domain






19. A counting number greater than 1 that is not prime - an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one - A whole number greater than 1 that has more than 2 factors.






20. 0 x a = 0 = a x 0 - anything multiplied by zero is equal to zero - For every real number n - n*0=0.






21. 0 divided by any number that is not 0 is 0 - 0 divided by any number that is not 0 is 0.






22. Parentheses & Exponents - Multiplication & Division - Addition & Subtraction






23. Read the problem. Select the unknown. Translate the problem. Use the rules studied to solve the problem. Verify the answer.






24. The number obtained by division - the ratio of two quantities to be divided - the result of dividing one number by another number






25. A^1 a






26. The number to be subtracted from the minuend






27. The number from which the subtrahend is subtracted






28. (ab)c = a(bc) - changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc) - Factors can be regrouped & the product remains the same.






29. A / a = 1 (if a doesn't = 0) - a / 1 = a - a number divided by itself is 1 ; a number divided by 1 is the same number ; - If equal quantities are divided by equal quantities - the quotients are equal. If AB=DE then AC is greater than AB or BC. - a n






30. Numbers that are multiplied together to get a product - A number that divides another number without a remainder. Ex) Factors of 18: 1 - 2 -3 - 6 - 9 -18






31. A=bh - base x height - The area of a rectangle is the product of its base and height






32. The numbers to be added






33. In the expression b^n - n is the exponent. - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself - a number that shows repeated multiplication






34. The number that remains after subtraction - the answer to a subtraction problem






35. A flat geometric region with many sides






36. States that changing the grouping of the addends does not change the sum






37. The equation a = b is equivalent to a - c = b - c.






38. A quantity obtained by multiplication






39. The factors of a number that are prime numbers - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 11 - ... - numbers that divides into another exactly and have no factors of their own except one and itself






40. The number by which a dividend is divided - the number you divide by - the number that divides the dividend (second in the math sentence or outside the 'house')






41. PEMDAS - the order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponents 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction






42. The equation a b is equivalent to a / c = b / c (if c doesn't = 0).






43. The equation a = b is equivalent to a + c = b + c.






44. 10 - 100 - 1000 - etc. - every counting number multiplied by 10; 10 -20 -30 - and so on - What unit the Metric System based on?






45. A+0=a - 0 is the -