Arithmetic and Number Properties Flashcards
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If x^2 = 49, which of the following could be the value of x?
Answer: 7 or -7
Both 7 and -7 square to 49.
What is 30% of 250?
Answer: 75
0.30 × 250 = 75.
How many integers between 1 and 50 inclusive are multiples of 7?
Answer: 7
The multiples are 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49 — seven values.
If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the result is what percent of the original?
Answer: 96%
1.20 × 0.80 = 0.96, so the result is 96% of the original.
What is the value of 2^5 × 2^3?
Answer: 2^8
When multiplying powers with the same base, add the exponents: 5 + 3 = 8.
If the sum of three consecutive integers is 72, what is the largest of them?
Answer: 25
The integers are 23, 24, 25, so the largest is 25.
Which of the following fractions is greatest?
Answer: 7/10
As decimals they are 0.667, 0.60, 0.625, 0.70, so 7/10 is greatest.