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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
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1. Use __________ to compare two decimals - using the order symbols.






2. The rules to follow when more than one operation is used are called the ___________.






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






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






5. A _________ is a symbol - usually a letter - used to represent a number.






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






7. The line or the fold is called the __________ .






8. In a __________ - an object slides from one position to another without changing its size or shape.






9. The _________ states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by that number and then adding the two products. For example - 3(8 + 2) = (3 x 8) + (3 x 2).






10. 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.






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






12. A figure that can be rotated 180° about a point so that it matches the original figure has ______ .






13. An ________ is a mathematical sentence that contains the equal sign.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The symbol ______ means percent.






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






24. The ________ of an angle is the common endpoint of the rays forming the angle.






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






26. An _________ is a mathematical sentence that contains < - > - ≠- ≤ - or ≥ .






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






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






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






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






31. In a power - the number used as a factor is the base. In 10³ - the ________ is 10. That is - 10³ = 10 X 10 X 10.






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






33. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






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






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






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






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






38. To ______________ - if the denominators are unlike - write equivalent fractions with a common denominator. Subtract the fractions first - and rename if necessary. Then subtract the whole numbers. Simplify if possible.






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






40. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






42. The __________ of a solid is the total area of its exterior surfaces.






43. Instead of writing large numbers with all the zeros - you can use _________ . For example - 4 -250 -000 -000 = 4.25 x 10⁹.






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






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






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






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






48. ______________ 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.






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






50. The opposite of a positive integer is a ________ .