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Bu basic CH1 Flashcards

1
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  1. What are made up of digits, which can be any numerical symbol from 0 to 9?
A

Whole numbers

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  1. What does each digit of a whole number represent? (Page 1-4)
A

place value

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3
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  1. What are numbers in the base 10 system, using any numerical symbol from 0 to 9? (Page 1-4)
A

decimals

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4
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  1. What is a part of a whole?
A

fraction

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5
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  1. What is the bottom number of a fraction called?
A

denominator

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  1. What is the top number of a fraction called? (Page 1-8)
A

numerator

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  1. What is it called when you calculate a number in which the numerator is larger than the denominator?
A

improper fraction

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8
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  1. What is an improper fraction that is converted into a whole number and a fraction called? (Page 1-9)
A

mixed number

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9
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  1. How many steps are there to convert a decimal to a fraction? (Page 1-13)
A

three

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10
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  1. What is a comparison of two numbers? (Page 1-13)
A

ratio

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  1. What is an equation showing a ratio on each side? (Page 1-14)
A

proportion

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12
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  1. What is a number expressed as a fraction of 100? (Page 1-15)
A

percentage

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13
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  1. What part of a number is a value that, multiplied by itself, gives the original number? (Page 1-16)
A

square root

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14
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  1. What is a decimal-based system of units? (Page 1-16)
A

metric system

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15
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  1. What is the standard metric unit of mass? (Page 1-17)
A

gram

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16
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  1. What is the standard metric unit of length? (Page 1-17)
A

meter

17
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  1. What is the standard metric unit of volume? (Page 1-17)
A

liter

18
Q
  1. An architect’s scale is used to read all plans except for what? (Page 1-21)
A

site plans

19
Q
  1. What do two straight lines that meet at a common point form? (Page 1-23)
A

angle

20
Q
  1. What tool is used to measure angles? (Page 1-23)
A

protractor

21
Q
  1. What is the point where lines meet to form the angle called? (Page 1-23)
A

vertex

22
Q
  1. What type of angle measures between 0 and 90 degrees? (Page 1-23)
A

acute

23
Q
  1. What type of angle measures 90 degrees? (Page 1-23)
A

right

24
Q
  1. What type of angle measures between 90 and 180 degrees? (Page 1-23)
A

obtuse

25
Q
  1. What type of angle measures 180 degrees? (Page 1-23)
A

straight

26
Q
  1. What is a four sided shape with all four angles being right angles? (Page 1-25)
A

rectangle

27
Q
  1. What is a special rectangle with four right angles and equal length parallel sides? (Page 1-25)
A

square

28
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  1. What is a polygon with three corners, or vertices? (Page 1-25)
A

triangle

29
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  1. What is the longest side of the right triangle opposite of the right angle called? (Page 1-25)
A

hypotenuse

30
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  1. What type of triangle has two sides of equal length? (Page 1-26)
A

isoceles

31
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  1. What type of triangle has three sides of different lengths? (Page 1-26)
A

scalene

32
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  1. What is a simple closed curve where every point on the curved line is the same distance from the center?
A

circle

33
Q
  1. What measurement of a circle is the outside perimeter of the circle? (Page 1-26)
A

circumference

34
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  1. What measurement of a circle measures a line straight through the circle from one point on the outside to a point directly opposite on the outside? (Page 1-26)
A

diameter

35
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  1. What property of a circle is the distance from the center of the circle to a fixed point on the outside of the circle? (Page 1-26)
A

radius

36
Q
  1. What is a measurement of the two-dimensional size of a surface? (Page 1-27)
A

area

37
Q
  1. The area of a triangle is the base times the height times what? (Page 1-28)
A

0.5

38
Q
  1. What is volume measured in? (Page 1-28)
A

cubic units

39
Q
  1. What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular shape? (Page 1-29)
A

V=LxWxD

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