Engineering Mathematics MCQ
1. What is the meaning of "tally"?
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To keep a record of a count, commonly by making a mark for each item as it is counted.
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2. What is the definition of symmetry?
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The balanced distribution of points over a line or around a point in a symmetric figure
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3. What is the surface area?
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The area of the surface of a 3-dimensional figure.
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4. What is the surface of a 3-dimensional object?
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The boundary of a 3-dimensional object
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5. What clears the short-term memory in a calculator?
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Clear key
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6. What is short-term memory used for?
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Memory in a calculator used to store values for immediate calculation.
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7. What is the definition of "set"?
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A collection or group of objects, numbers, or other items.
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8. There are how many semiregular tessellations?
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9. What is a semicircle?
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Half of a circle
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10. What is another name for a sector?
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11. How many seconds are in a minute?
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12. What is the expanded notation for 4.3 ∗ 106 ?
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13. What is a scalene triangle?
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A triangle with sides of three different lengths
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14. What does the word "scale" mean in the context of a scale model?
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Scale refers to the proportion that the model bears to the actual object.
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15. Which of the following is an example of a scale model?
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Many model trains or airplanes
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16. What is the ratio of lengths on an image and corresponding lengths on a preimage in a size change called?
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Scale factor
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17. What is a scale drawing?
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A drawing of an object in which all parts are drawn to the same scale as the object.
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18. What is the scale of the number line on the right side of the ruler?
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1/16 inch
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19. What is the scale of a map?
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Same as map scale.
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20. What is the meaning of fulcrum?
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The point or place around which a lever pivots.
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21. What is a frequency table?
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A table in which data are tallied and organized, often as a first step toward making a frequency graph.
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22. What is a frequency graph?
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A graph showing how often each value occurs in a data set.
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23. What is the definition of frequency?
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The number of times a value occurs in a set of data.
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24. Which of the following best describes a Frames and Arrows diagram?
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A diagram consisting of frames connected by arrows used to represent number sequences.
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25. What is a Frames and Arrows diagram used to represent?
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Number sequences
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26. What is a fraction?
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A fraction is a part of a whole.
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27. What is a fraction stick?
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A diagram used to represent simple fractions
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28. What is a fraction that includes a unit in both the numerator and denominator?
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A fraction that satisfies the previous definition and includes a unit in both the numerator and denominator.
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29. A fraction is a number in the form __.
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30. Which of the following is not a formula?
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D = r + t
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31. How many feet are in a yard?
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32. About how many milliliters are in a fluid ounce?
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29.573730 milliliters
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33. What is a fluid ounce equal to?
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1/16 of a pint
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34. What is a flowchart?
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A diagram that shows a series of steps to complete a task.
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35. What is the informal name for a reflection transformation?
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36. What is another name for a flip?
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Reflection
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37. A _______ is a surface contained entirely in one plane.
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Flat surface
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38. What is the base-10 block consisting of one hundred 1-cm cubes called?
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39. What is a flat in Everyday Mathematics?
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The base-10 block consisting of one hundred 1-cm cubes
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40. What are figurate numbers?
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Numbers that can be illustrated by specific geometric patterns.
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41. Which of the following are not figurate numbers?
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Prime numbers
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42. What is an outcome that satisfies the conditions of an event of interest called?
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Favorable outcome
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43. How long is a fathom?
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44. What is the same unit of length as a fathom?
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45. What is a false number sentence?
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A number sentence that is not true.
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46. What does "fair game" mean?
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A game in which every player has the same chance of winning
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47. If a die is fair, then each side has a _____ chance of landing up.
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48. What is a fair coin?
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A coin that is free from bias.
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49. What is the freezing point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
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50. What does a facts table show?
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A chart showing arithmetic facts.
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51. What does the symbol ! mean in mathematics?
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Factorial
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52. What is the prime factorization of a counting number?
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A way to get the prime factorization of a counting number
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53. What is a factor string?
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A counting number written as a product of two or more of its counting-number factors other than 1.
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54. What is the length of the factor string 2*3*4?
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55. What is a factor rainbow?
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A way to show factor pairs in a list of all the factors of a number
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56. What is a factor pair?
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Two factors of a counting number n whose product is n.
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57. What is a factor of a counting number n?
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A counting number whose product with some other counting number equals n.
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58. What is the definition of a factor in mathematics?
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A number that is multiplied by another number to produce a given number
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59. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Fact Triangle?
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The two 1-digit numbers and their sum or product appear in the corners of each triangle.
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60. How many numbers appear in each corner of the Fact Triangle?
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61. What is the definition of "fact power"?
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The ability to automatically recall basic arithmetic facts.
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62. What is a fact?
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A fact is a statement that can be verified or proven to be true.
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63. What is the Same as fact power?
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Fact habits
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64. What is a fact family?
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A set of related arithmetic facts linking two inverse operations.
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65. What makes it easier to solve problems such as 50 + 80 = ?
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Knowing the addition fact 5 + 8 = 13
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66. In Everyday Mathematics, what is a face?
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A flat surface on a 3-dimensional figure.
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67. What are extended facts?
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Variations of basic arithmetic that involve multiples of 10, 100, and so on.
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68. Which of the following is an extended fact?
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30 + 70 = 100
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69. What does an expression NOT contain?
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Relation symbols
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70. What is the expression in math?
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A mathematical phrase made up of numbers, variables, operation symbols, and/or grouping symbols.
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71. What is exponential notation?
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A way of representing repeated multiplication by the same factor
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72. What is the base in the exponential notation 23?
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73. What does an exponent tell you?
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How many times the base is used as a factor
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74. What is the value of 5^3?
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75. What is expanded notation?
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A way of writing a number as the sum of the values of each digit.
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76. If the probability of an event is 0, the event is...?
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Impossible
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77. The probability of getting 2 HEADS when flipping two coins is:
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78. What is an even number?
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A number that is divisible by 2
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79. What does it mean to "evaluate" a numerical expression?
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To carry out the operations in a numerical expression to find a single value for the expression.
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80. What is it called when you find the value of one variable in a formula when the values of the other variables are known?
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Evaluating a formula
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81. Which of the following is NOT a type of subtraction algorithm?
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European subtraction
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82. What is the European subtraction algorithm?
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A subtraction algorithm in which the subtrahend is increased when regrouping is necessary.
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83. What does the word "estimate" mean?
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An answer close to, or approximating, an exact answer.
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84. What is an equivalent ratio?
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A ratio that makes the same comparison
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85. What term describes rates that make the same comparison?
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Equivalent rates
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86. What is an example of an equivalent name for 8?
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87. What are equivalent fractions?
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Fractions with different denominators that name the same number
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88. What is an equivalent equation?
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Equations with the same solution
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89. What does "equivalent" mean?
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Equal in value but possibly in a different form
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90. What is an equilateral triangle?
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A triangle with all three sides equal in length
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91. What is an equilateral polygon?
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A polygon in which all sides are the same length.
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92. What does equidistant mean?
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A series of marks separated by a constant space
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93. What is the equator?
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An imaginary circle around Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
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94. What is an equation?
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A number sentence that contains an equal sign
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95. If all the possible outcomes of a chance experiment are equally likely, then the probability of an event is equal to?
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The number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes
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96. What is an equal-sharing story?
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A number story in which a quantity is shared equally.
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97. What does equal parts mean?
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Equivalent parts of a whole
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98. What does it mean when a whole is divided into equal parts?
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Each part is 1/4 of the pizza and is equal in size to the other 3 parts
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99. What does 3 [6s] mean in equal-groups notation?
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3 groups with 6 in each group.
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100. What does n [bs] mean in equal-groups notation?
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N groups with b in each group
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101. What are sets with the same number of elements called?
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Equal groups
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102. What is an equal-grouping story?
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A number story in which a quantity is divided into equal groups
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103. What does the word "equal" mean?
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Same as equivalent
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104. What is the meaning of the word "equivalent"?
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105. What is the definition of enlarge?
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To increase the size of an object or a figure without changing its shape.
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106. What is the endpoint of a line segment, ray, or arc?
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A point at the end of a line segment, ray, or arc.
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107. What does the term "embedded figure" mean?
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A figure entirely enclosed within another figure
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108. Which of the following is NOT a property of an ellipse?
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The length of the string is the constant
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109. What is elevation?
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A height above sea level
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110. What is the Egyptian multiplication algorithm based on?
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Repeated doubling of one factor
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111. What is Egyptian multiplication?
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A 4,000-year-old multiplication algorithm based on repeated doubling of one factor
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112. What is the definition of "edge"?
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A line segment or curve where two surfaces of a geometric solid meet.
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113. What is the double-stem plot?
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A stem-and-leaf plot in which each stem is split into two parts.
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114. What is the range of eruption durations shown in the plot?
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3.5-4.0 minutes
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115. What is the sum of a 1-digit number added to itself called?
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A doubles fact
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116. What is a dodecahedron?
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A polyhedron with 12 faces
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117. What is the divisor in 35/7?
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118. What is the division symbol for "a divided by b"?
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119. Which of the following is a common notation for division?
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A ÷ b, a /b, and __ a b
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120. What is the name for the rule that says division by a fraction is the same as multiplication by the reciprocal of the fraction?
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Division of Fractions Property
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121. If a number is divisible by another number, what does that mean?
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The larger number can be divided by the smaller number with no remainder.
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122. Every counting number is divisible by:
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123. What is a divisibility test?
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A test to see if a divisibility rule applies to a particular number
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124. What is the divisibility rule for determining if a number is divisible by 3?
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If the sum of the number's digits is divisible by 3, then the number is divisible by 3.
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