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Important Math Facts

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






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






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






21. The symbol > is read as _________.






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






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






28. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. The symbol ≤ is read as __________ .






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






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






37. 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).






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. ______________ 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.






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






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