Praxis 5003 (Mathematics) Flashcards
Cardinal numbers
whole numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)
Ordinal numbers
Placement values (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc)
Expanded form
written so that the place value of each number is represented as part of a sum (532 = 500 + 30 + 2)
Expanded Notation
each digit is written as the product of its place value
(532 = (5x100)+(3x10)+(2x1))
Order of Operations
Parentheses
Exponent
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
What happens when reciprocals are multiplied
they equal 1 (3/1 x 1/3 = 1)
Percent Change Equation
(new number - original number) / Original number
Prime Factorization
finding all the prime numbers (tree style)
Greatest Common Factor
the largest number that divides into all numbers in a given set
Least Common Multiple
find each prime factor in both numbers. Then multiply each prime factor the greatest number of times it occurs in one number between the numbers
Estimating using compatible numbers
estimating by rounding numbers to numbers that are easy to add, subtract, multiply, or divide (31.8 / 5/2 –> 30 / 5)
Estimating using clustering
estimating sums or products when all the numbers are close to a single value (42+38+40+41 –> 40+40+40+40)
Front-end Estimation
estimating by rounding to the greatest place value or the number is front (412+58+1780 –> 400+60+2000)
Algebraic expressions - terms
an expression is segmented by + or - signs (2+4 = 2 terms)
(5a-2+6b = 3 terms)
(a^2 x 5^b x c^3 = 1 term)
Name by term number
1 - Monomial
2 - Binomial
3- Trinomial
Degree of polynomial
the largest sum of exponents in ONE term
(3 x a^2 x b^3 = 5)
(X^2 + 7 = 2)