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Important Math Facts

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






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






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






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






5. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






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






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






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






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






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






39. ______________ 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.






40. The symbol > is read as _________.






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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