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






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






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






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






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






8. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






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






22. The symbol < is read as ________ .






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






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






25. 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).






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The symbol ______ means percent.






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






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






45. The symbol > is read as _________.






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






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






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






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






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







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