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Important Math Facts

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. The symbol < is read as ________ .






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






29. The symbol ______ means percent.






30. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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