Math: Number Sense and Operations Flashcards
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What is the value of √144?
Answer: 12
12 × 12 = 144, so √144 = 12.
Which of the following represents 5/8 as a decimal?
Answer: 0.625
5 ÷ 8 = 0.625.
If a number is increased by 40% and then decreased by 40%, what is the net result?
Answer: A 16% decrease
Increasing by 40% gives ×1.4, then decreasing by 40% gives ×0.6; 1.4 × 0.6 = 0.84, which is a 16% decrease.
Which expression has the greatest value?
Answer: 3³
2⁴=16, 3³=27, 4²=16, 5¹=5; therefore 3³=27 is the greatest.
A number is divisible by 9 if:
Answer: The sum of its digits is divisible by 9
The divisibility rule for 9 states that a number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Which of the following is true about the number 0?
Answer: 0 is neither positive nor negative
Zero is an integer and a real number, but it is neither positive nor negative.
What is the value of 7! (7 factorial)?
Answer: 5040
7! = 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 5040.
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