Math: Number Sense and Operations Flashcards
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What is the absolute value of -17?
Answer: 17
Absolute value measures distance from zero on a number line, so |-17| = 17.
A recipe calls for 2½ cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, how many cups do you need?
Answer: 7½ cups
2½ × 3 = 5/2 × 3 = 15/2 = 7½ cups.
Which number is divisible by both 4 and 6?
Answer: 24
24 ÷ 4 = 6 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4, so 24 is divisible by both.
What is the prime factorization of 60?
Answer: 2² × 3 × 5
60 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 = 2² × 3 × 5.
A student scored 84, 91, 76, and 89 on four tests. What is the mean score?
Answer: 85
(84 + 91 + 76 + 89) ÷ 4 = 340 ÷ 4 = 85.
Which of the following is equivalent to 4.5 × 10²?
Answer: 450
4.5 × 10² = 4.5 × 100 = 450.
What is the GCF of 36 and 48?
Answer: 12
Factors of 36: 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36; factors of 48: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48; the greatest common factor is 12.
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