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Important Math Facts

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Instructions:
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1. A _______ is the comparison of two numbers by division.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






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






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






21. The symbol > is read as _________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The symbol ______ means percent.






31. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.