Quantitative Reasoning Flashcards
Percentage increase/decrease =
(Change in value / original value) x 100
Distance =
Speed x Time
Speed =
Distance / Time
Time =
Distance / Speed
1m in cm
100cm
1m in mm
1000mm
1km in m
1000m
1km in cm
100,000cm
Area:
1km squared in m squared
1,000,000m squared
Area:
1m squared in cm squared
10,000cm squared
Volume:
1m^3 in cm^3
1,000,000cm^3
Fractions:
0.1 =
1/10
Fractions:
0.2 =
1/5
Fractions:
0.25 =
1/4
Fractions:
0.33 =
1/3
Fractions:
0.5 =
1/2
Fractions:
0.66 =
2/3
Fractions:
0.75 =
3/4
Fractions:
0.8 =
4/5
Fractions:
0.9 =
9/10
How to multiply fractions by whole numbers?
Divide the whole number by the bottom number then multiply by the top number
1 mile in km
1.6km
1kg in pounds
2.2 pounds
1cm in inches
0.4 inches
How many weeks in a year?
52
X:Y is the same as…
X/Y
Area of a circle =
Pi x radius^2
Circumference of a circle =
Pi x diameter
Diameter =
Radius x 2
Area of a triangle =
Half of base x height
Square numbers:
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225
Cube numbers:
1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, 512, 729, 1000, 1331, 1728
Cent =
100
Milli =
1000
Kilo =
1000
Mega =
Million
Giga =
Billion
1cm in mm
10mm
Fractions:
0.05 =
1/20
Fractions:
0.11 =
1/9
Fractions:
0.125 =
1/8
Fractions:
0.14 =
1/7
Fractions:
0.17 =
1/6
Mean =
Add up all values and divide by how many values there are
Mode =
Most common value
Median =
Middle value when put in order
Range =
Difference between highest and lowest values
1 metre/second in km/h =
3.6 km/h
Ratio of A to B (A:B) =
A/B
How many cards in a deck?
52 (not including jokers)
1ft in inches
12 inches
Increase a value by X% …
Multiply by 1.X
Fractions:
0.15 =
3/20
Fractions:
0.6 =
3/5
Change in speed =
Acceleration x time
Fractions:
0.375 =
3/8
Fractions:
0.35 =
7/20
Decrease a value by X%
Multiply by 0.X
Reverse percentage: to work out original value after percentage increase =
Divide by 1.X
Reverse percentage: to work out original value after percentage decrease =
Divide by (1-X)
Prime numbers:
A number greater than 1 that is only divisible by 1 and itself:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37…