Arithmetic

Question 1

difference

Answer 1

result of subtraction

Question 2

quotient

Answer 2

result of division

Question 3

sum

Answer 3

result of addition

Question 4

product

Answer 4

result of multiplication

Question 5

remainder

Answer 5

whole number left over from division

Question 6

median

Answer 6

middle number of an ordered set

Question 7

mode

Answer 7

most frequently occurring number(s) in a set

Question 8

order of operations

Answer 8

1. P – parentheses 2. E – exponents or roots 3. MD – multiplication or division from left to right 4. AS – addition or subtraction from left to right

Question 9

divisible by 1

Answer 9

integers

Question 10

divisible by 2

Answer 10

even numbers

Question 11

divisible by 3

Answer 11

sum of digits is a multiple of 3

Question 12

divisible by 5

Answer 12

units digit is 0 or 5

Question 13

divisible by 6

Answer 13

divisible by 2 and 3

Question 14

divisible by 9

Answer 14

sum of digits is a multiple of 9

Question 15

divisible by 10

Answer 15

units digit is 0

Question 16

adding or subtracting fractions

Answer 16

change to a common denominator combine numerators; keep the same denominator

Question 17

multiplying fractions

Answer 17

multiply “straight across”

Question 18

dividing fractions

Answer 18

multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction

Question 19

meaning of an exponent

Answer 19

repeated multiplication

Question 20

power

Answer 20

base^exponent

Question 21

multiplying powers of the same base

Answer 21

base^sum of exponents

Question 22

dividing powers of the same base

Answer 22

base^difference of exponents

Question 23

power of a power

Answer 23

base^product of exponents

Question 24

fractional exponent

Answer 24

exponent over root

Question 25

negative exponent

Answer 25

take the reciprocal

Question 26

percent change

Answer 26

(new - original) / original

Question 27

negative numbers

Answer 27

less than 0

Question 28

positive numbers

Answer 28

greater than 0

Question 29

even

Answer 29

integers that end in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8

Question 30

odd

Answer 30

integers that end in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9

Question 31

digits

Answer 31

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Question 32

units digit

Answer 32

digit in the one’s place

Question 33

consecutive

Answer 33

in order without skipping

Question 34

arithmetic mean (a.k.a. average)

Answer 34

average = sum / count

Question 35

maximum

Answer 35

greatest value

Question 36

minimum

Answer 36

least value

Question 37

prime

Answer 37

having exactly two factors: 1 and itself

Question 38

composite

Answer 38

having more than two factors

Question 39

factors of a number

Answer 39

integers that are be multiplied to get that number

Question 40

multiples of a number

Answer 40

that number multiplied by an integer

Question 41

numerator

Answer 41

top quantity in a fraction

Question 42

denominator

Answer 42

bottom quantity in a fraction

Question 43

reducing a fraction (simplifying)

Answer 43

divide numerator and denominator by a common factor

Question 44

zero exponent

Answer 44

base^0 = 1

Question 45

area

Answer 45

“squares inside” two-dimensional measured in square units (units^2)

Question 46

volume

Answer 46

“cubes inside” three-dimensional measured in cubic units (units^3)