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Undergraduate 1
03/19/2016

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Name at least two ways a ratio may be expressed?
Definition
As a fraction or a colon
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What is a proportion?
Definition
A statement of equality between two or more ratios
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How do you express a decimal as a percent?
Definition
Move the decimal point two places to the right
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What is the sum of a large positive number and a small negative number?
Definition
A positive number minus the negative number
Term
What is a trapezoid?
Definition
A 4 sided quadrilateral shape having one pair of parallel sides
Term
What is Pi?
Definition
A given constant, 3.1416, the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of any circle
Term
How do you find the area of a circle?
Definition
Pi times radius squared
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How do you find the area of a rectangle?
Definition
Length times width
Term
When using the powers of ten, how may 1,000,000 be defined?
Definition
10 to the 6th
Term
How may the difficulty of performing mathematical problems with very large numbers be solved?
Definition
The use of powers of ten
Term
What is a square of a number or example of a squared number?
Definition
2 times 2 equals 4
Term
What is the root of a number?
Definition
A number that is one of two or more equal numbers that, when multiplied together, will produce the number
Term
What is the procedure for dividing one fraction by another fraction?
Definition
Invert the divisor and multiply the numerators together and the denominators together
Term
What is a key step to perform in preparing to add or subtract unlike fractions?
Definition
Find their lowest common denominator
Term
What is the procedure for converting a fraction into a decimal?
Definition
Divide the numerator by the denominator
Term
What is the procedure for converting a fraction into percent?
Definition
Divide the numerator by the denominator. Move the decimal point over two places in the quotient and affix the percent symbol
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What is the procedure for changing a decimal into the nearest equivalent fraction?
Definition
Multiply the decimal by the desired denominator. The result will be the numerator of the fraction
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