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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use __________ to compare two decimals - using the order symbols.






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






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






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






5. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






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






7. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. Two angles are ___________ if the sum of their measures is 180°.






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






28. When two or more numbers are multiplied - each number is called a _________ .






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. The symbol ______ means percent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The symbol < is read as ________ .






45. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.