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GED Math Exam Study Guide.
Sum - answer✔the answer to an addition problem
the difference - answer✔the answer to a subtraction problem
product - answer✔the answer to a multiplication problem
quotient - answer✔the answer to a division problem
divisor - answer✔the number you divide by
remainder - answer✔the number that remains after subtraction
words used in addtion word problems - answer✔sum, total, all together
words used in a subtraction word problem - answer✔how much more, how much less, find the
difference, and deduct
words often used in division word problems - answer✔share, split, per, average and grouped
into
gross - answer✔total amount of salary before deducting taxes, espenses, etc.
net - answer✔amount of salary remaining after deducting taxes, expenses, etc.
parentheses in a math equation - answer✔do this part first
exponent - answer✔a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is
multiplied by itself
base number - answer✔a number that has an exponent
square root - answer✔a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
order of operations - answer✔Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
P - parentheses
E - exponents
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M - multiplication
D - division
A - addition
S - subtraction
Mean or average - answer✔The sum (+) of all data divided by the number of data points
median - answer✔The middle number in a set of numbers that are listed in order
perimeter - answer✔the sums of the lenghts of all sides of a figure
length - answer✔longer sides of a rectangle
width - answer✔shorter sides of a rectangle
area - answer✔the measure of flat surface inside its perimeter
volume - answer✔the amount of space inside a three-dimensional figure
v=(pi X r squared)h -- volumn = (pi X radius squared)height
fraction - answer✔a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
numerator - answer✔the part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being
counted.
denominator - answer✔the part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many equal parts
there are in the whole or in the group.
equivalent fractions - answer✔different fractions that name the same amount
reducing fractions to the lowest terms - answer✔the smallest equivalent fraction
improper fraction - answer✔a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
mixed number - answer✔a number made up of a whole number and a fraction
lowest common denominator - answer✔the smallest number, other than zero, that can be the
denominator for two or more common fractions
triangle - answer✔a three-sided polygon
perimeter of a triangle - answer✔add all the sids
area of a triangle - answer✔A=1/2 bh -- Area = 1/2 base X height
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GED Math Exam Study Guide.
Sum - answer✔the answer to an addition problem
the difference - answer✔the answer to a subtraction problem
product - answer✔the answer to a multiplication problem
quotient - answer✔the answer to a division problem
divisor - answer✔the number you divide by
remainder - answer✔the number that remains after subtraction
words used in addtion word problems - answer✔sum, total, all together
words used in a subtraction word problem - answer✔how much more, how much less, find the
difference, and deduct
words often used in division word problems - answer✔share, split, per, average and grouped
into
gross - answer✔total amount of salary before deducting taxes, espenses, etc.
net - answer✔amount of salary remaining after deducting taxes, expenses, etc.
parentheses in a math equation - answer✔do this part first
exponent - answer✔a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is
multiplied by itself
base number - answer✔a number that has an exponent
square root - answer✔a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
order of operations - answer✔Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
P - parentheses
E - exponents
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M - multiplication
D - division
A - addition
S - subtraction
Mean or average - answer✔The sum (+) of all data divided by the number of data points
median - answer✔The middle number in a set of numbers that are listed in order
perimeter - answer✔the sums of the lenghts of all sides of a figure
length - answer✔longer sides of a rectangle
width - answer✔shorter sides of a rectangle
area - answer✔the measure of flat surface inside its perimeter
volume - answer✔the amount of space inside a three-dimensional figure
v=(pi X r squared)h -- volumn = (pi X radius squared)height
fraction - answer✔a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
numerator - answer✔the part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being
counted.
denominator - answer✔the part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many equal parts
there are in the whole or in the group.
equivalent fractions - answer✔different fractions that name the same amount
reducing fractions to the lowest terms - answer✔the smallest equivalent fraction
improper fraction - answer✔a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
mixed number - answer✔a number made up of a whole number and a fraction
lowest common denominator - answer✔the smallest number, other than zero, that can be the
denominator for two or more common fractions
triangle - answer✔a three-sided polygon
perimeter of a triangle - answer✔add all the sids
area of a triangle - answer✔A=1/2 bh -- Area = 1/2 base X height
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