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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
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1. A _________ has six rectangular faces. To find the surface area - find the sum of the areas of the six faces.






2. A ___________ is a proportion with one fraction with a denominator of 1.






3. ______________ are two events in which either one or the other must take place - but they cannot both happen at the same time. The sum of their probabilities is one.






4. To _________ - write the mixed numbers as improper fractions. Replace the divisor with its reciprocal and multiply.






5. The set of ________ consists of the positive whole numbers - zero - and the opposites of the positive whole numbers.






6. The ___________ of a circle is equal to π times its diameter or π times twice its radius. C = π d or C = 2 π r.






7. _________ - _________ - and_______may be written by first writing each one as a fraction with a denominator of 100.






8. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






9. Make a __________ of an integer by using its placement on the number line.






10. The surface area of a __________ is the sum of the areas of two circles and a rectangle.






11. A _______ is the comparison of two numbers by division.






12. To express a ______ as ________a - express the percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100 - then simplify.






13. Two angles are ___________ if the sum of their measures is 90°.






14. The _________ of an integer is the distance of the integer from zero.






15. The ____________ of a circle is always a little more than three times the diameter.






16. To _____________ - express the mixed numbers as improper fractions - multiply - and simplify the results.






17. A _____________ is a system used to condense a set of data where the greatest place value of the data forms the stem and next greatest place value forms the leaves.






18. To __________ an algebraic expression means to substitute a value for the variables and apply the rules for order of operation.






19. To add mixed numbers with unlike denominators - write equivalent fractions with a ___________ . Add the whole numbers and add the fractions.






20. If a figure can be divided in half by a line so that the two halves match each other - the figure is __________ .






21. To express a ______ as a _______ - rewrite the percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100 - and then express the fraction as a decimal.






22. Use __________ to compare two decimals - using the order symbols.






23. When you add or subtract _________ that have the same or like denominators - you only add or subtract the numerators. The denominator stays the same.






24. A ___________ is a transformation that turns a line or shape around a fixed point.






25. Both addition and multiplication are _________ . This means that order doesnft change the sum or product.






26. The _________ of a circle is twice the length of the radius.






27. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






28. To ____________ - replace the divisor with its reciprocal and then multiply to get your answer.






29. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in a probability experiment is called a _____________.






30. _________ integers are the same distance from zero in opposite directions on the number line.






31. An ___________ is a combination of numbers - variables - and operations.






32. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






33. A _________ is a special kind of bar graph that shows frequency of data.






34. In a__________ - an object flips over a line without changing its size or shape.






35. To add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators - you need to change the fractions to equivalent fractions with ____________ before you find the sum or difference.






36. In a power - the number of times the base is used as a factor is the ________ . In 5³ - the exponent is 3.






37. Together - the x coordinate and y coordinate form an ___________.






38. To ___________ - multiply the numerators and then multiply the denominators. Write the product in lowest terms.






39. A _______ is a ratio that compares a number to 100.






40. The symbol < is read as ________ .






41. An approximation of pi is 3.14 - or _______ .






42. A ___________is for organizing a set of data that shows the number of times each item or number appears.






43. The symbol > is read as _________.






44. Prime factorization can be written using ________ . For example - 2 x 2 x 3 = 2² x 3






45. A _______ is a comparison of two numbers with different units of measure.






46. A _________ is an equation that shows two ratios are equivalent.






47. The ______________ are the numbers of pieces of data that can represent the whole set of data. These common measures of central tendency are mean - median - and mode.






48. Similar figures have the same shape but different sizes. The symbol ~ means _________ .






49. To add ____________ with common denominators - write the sum of the numerators over the common denominators. Then add the whole numbers.






50. Both addition and multiplication are __________ . This means that grouping addends or factors will not change the sum or product.