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Important Math Facts

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






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






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






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






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






23. The symbol > is read as _________.






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






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






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






27. The symbol < is read as ________ .






28. 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.






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






30. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.