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Important Math Facts

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






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






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






4. The symbol < is read as ________ .






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The symbol ≥ is read as ______________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The set of all possible outcomes is _____________.






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






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






25. The symbol > is read as _________.






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






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






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






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






30. Use number lines to ________ two decimals.






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. ______________ 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.






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






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






46. The symbol ______ means percent.






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






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






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






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