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Name at least two ways a ratio may be expressed? |
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A statement of equality between two or more ratios |
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How do you express a decimal as a percent? |
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Move the decimal point two places to the right |
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What is the sum of a large positive number and a small negative number? |
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A positive number minus the negative number |
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A 4 sided quadrilateral shape having one pair of parallel sides |
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A given constant, 3.1416, the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of any circle |
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How do you find the area of a circle? |
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How do you find the area of a rectangle? |
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When using the powers of ten, how may 1,000,000 be defined? |
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How may the difficulty of performing mathematical problems with very large numbers be solved? |
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What is a square of a number or example of a squared number? |
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What is the root of a number? |
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A number that is one of two or more equal numbers that, when multiplied together, will produce the number |
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What is the procedure for dividing one fraction by another fraction? |
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Invert the divisor and multiply the numerators together and the denominators together |
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What is a key step to perform in preparing to add or subtract unlike fractions? |
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Find their lowest common denominator |
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What is the procedure for converting a fraction into a decimal? |
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Divide the numerator by the denominator |
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What is the procedure for converting a fraction into percent? |
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Divide the numerator by the denominator. Move the decimal point over two places in the quotient and affix the percent symbol |
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What is the procedure for changing a decimal into the nearest equivalent fraction? |
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Multiply the decimal by the desired denominator. The result will be the numerator of the fraction |
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