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Important Math Facts

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






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






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






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






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






6. The symbol ______ means percent.






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






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






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






10. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The symbol < is read as ________ .






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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).






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






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. An approximation of pi is 3.14 - or _______ .






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






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






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






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






34. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The line or the fold is called the __________ .






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






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






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






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