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Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

___ Is to calculate the difference between two numbers of values

A

Subtraction

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2
Q

The ___ Is found by converting a number, that is by turning the number upside down

A

Reciprocal

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3
Q

The ____ Is the result of multiplying two on more numbers together it is the answer to a multiplication

A

Product

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4
Q

The _____Is the result of dividing two numbers. It is the answer to a division

A

Quotient

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5
Q

_______Is the branch of mathematics concerned with numerical calculations

A

Arithmetic

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6
Q

A__ number is a positive integer that has no factors other than one and itself

A

Prime

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7
Q

A ____ Factor is a factor common to 2 or more numbers

A

Common

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8
Q

To ___ Means to change to another form

A

Convert

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9
Q

_______ Refers to the correct order to work out a problem involving any more all of the four operations

A

Order of operations

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10
Q

An ___ Number is any integer that is devisable by two, can be represented algebraically as 2K where K is any integer

A

Even

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11
Q

The ____ Is the bottom number in a fraction

A

Denominator

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12
Q

A ____ Fraction is a fraction where the top number is smaller than the bottom number

A

Proper

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13
Q

A ____ is a number that has a number and a proper fraction part

A

Mixed number

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14
Q

____ is the process of repeated subtraction

A

Division

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15
Q

Fractions have a ____ denominator when all denominators are the same

A

Common

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16
Q

The ___ system is a system of numbers, weights and measures based on the number 10

A

Decimal

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17
Q

_____ Is the process of calculating the sum of two or more numbers or values

A

Addition

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18
Q

The _______ is a point that separates a whole number from its decimal part.

A

Decimal point

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19
Q

_______ refers to the number of digits after the decimal point

A

Decimal places

20
Q

A _______ is a fraction less than one with a denominator of 10, 100, 1000 and so on

A

Decimal fraction

21
Q

An ____ decimal contains a pattern of digits that repeats or recurs indefinitely after the decimal point.

A

Repeated/infinite

22
Q

The _____ is the value of a digit according to its place in a number

A

Place value

23
Q

The _______ is the top number in a fraction

A

Numerator

24
Q

A mathematical _____ is a symbol used to indicate a procedure carried our on numbers or values

A

Operator

25
Q

A ____ of a quantity is part of the quantity. It’s made up of one number on top of another number

A

Fraction

26
Q

The ____ set is the set of all the whole numbers ( positive and negative including zero). It is symbolized by Z

A

Integers

27
Q

The ____ numbers set is the set of all numbers that can be written in the form (a/b). It’s symbolized by Q

A

Rational

28
Q

Fractions that have the same value are called ______

A

Equivalent fractions

29
Q

The ____ numbers set is the set of all numbers that cannot be expressed in the form (a/b). It’s symbolized by Ir

A

Irrational

30
Q

A systemic method of breaking a number down into a product of its prime factors is to use a ____

A

Factor tree

31
Q

An _______ is a fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator

A

Improper

32
Q

The ______ is the result of subtracting one value from another. It is the answer to a subtraction

A

Difference

33
Q

Integers that are not prime are ___ numbers

A

Composite

34
Q

To _____ a fraction manually, you divide the numerator and denominator by the same number

A

Simplify

35
Q

A ___ multiple is any multiple common to two or more numbers

A

Common

36
Q

An _____ number is any integer that is not even

A

Odd

37
Q

____ is the process of repeated addition

A

Multiplying

38
Q

_______ order occurs when numbers are in order from largest to smallest

A

Descending

39
Q

The ___ is the result of adding two or more values together. It is the answer to an addition

A

Sum

40
Q

When an integer has numbers that divide exactly into it, these numbers are called ____

A

Factors

41
Q

_______ is to write a number as the product of its factors

A

Factorizing

42
Q

A _______ of a number is found by multiplying the number to any integer

A

Multiple

43
Q

_____ order occurs when numbers are in order from smallest to largest

A

Ascending

44
Q

______ refers to the magnitude [size] of the value

A

Absolute value

45
Q

A ____ decimal is a decimal that has a finite number of digits

A

Finite

46
Q

The _____ numbers set is the set containing the rational numbers and irrational numbers. It’s symbolized by R

A

Real

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