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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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).






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






3. The symbol > is read as _________.






4. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






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






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






8. The symbol < is read as ________ .






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






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






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






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






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






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






29. ______________ 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.






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






31. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. A _________ is a randomly-selected group that is used to represent a whole population.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. ___________ is a number that can be written using an exponent. For example - 3² means three to the second power.






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






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






49. The ________ is used to represent the ratio of distance on the map to the actual distance.






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