Number & Quantity - ACT Math
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What is the difference between factors and multiples?
What is the difference between factors and multiples?
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Factors divide evenly into a number; Multiples are what you get when you multiply a number by integers
Factors divide evenly into a number; Multiples are what you get when you multiply a number by integers
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Convert $0.6$ to a fraction in simplest form.
Convert $0.6$ to a fraction in simplest form.
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$\dfrac{3}{5}$
$\dfrac{3}{5}$
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Simplify: $\sqrt{50}$
Simplify: $\sqrt{50}$
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$5\sqrt{2}$ ($\sqrt{50} = \sqrt{25 \times 2} = \sqrt{25} \times \sqrt{2} = 5\sqrt{2}$)
$5\sqrt{2}$ ($\sqrt{50} = \sqrt{25 \times 2} = \sqrt{25} \times \sqrt{2} = 5\sqrt{2}$)
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What is a prime number?
What is a prime number?
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A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors: 1 and itself
A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors: 1 and itself
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What is $47 \times 0$?
What is $47 \times 0$?
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$0$
$0$
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What is the smallest perfect square greater than 50?
What is the smallest perfect square greater than 50?
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$64$ ($8^2 = 64$)
$64$ ($8^2 = 64$)
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List the first 5 multiples of 6.
List the first 5 multiples of 6.
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$6, 12, 18, 24, 30$
$6, 12, 18, 24, 30$
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What is the only even prime number?
What is the only even prime number?
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$2$ (all other even numbers are divisible by 2, so they're not prime)
$2$ (all other even numbers are divisible by 2, so they're not prime)
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Simplify: $x^5 \times x^3$
Simplify: $x^5 \times x^3$
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$x^8$
$x^8$
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What is $|-8|$?
What is $|-8|$?
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$8$
$8$
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Simplify: $(2^3 \times 2^4) \div 2^5$
Simplify: $(2^3 \times 2^4) \div 2^5$
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$2^2 = 4$ (Add exponents in numerator: $2^7$, then subtract denominator: $2^{7-5} = 2^2$)
$2^2 = 4$ (Add exponents in numerator: $2^7$, then subtract denominator: $2^{7-5} = 2^2$)
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What is the order of operations (PEMDAS)?
What is the order of operations (PEMDAS)?
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Parentheses $\rightarrow$ Exponents $\rightarrow$ Multiplication and Division (left to right) $\rightarrow$ Addition and Subtraction (left to right)
Parentheses $\rightarrow$ Exponents $\rightarrow$ Multiplication and Division (left to right) $\rightarrow$ Addition and Subtraction (left to right)
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What is the commutative property?
What is the commutative property?
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Order doesn't matter in addition or multiplication: $a + b = b + a$; $ab = ba$
Order doesn't matter in addition or multiplication: $a + b = b + a$; $ab = ba$
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What are integers?
What are integers?
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Whole numbers and their opposites: $\ldots, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots$
Whole numbers and their opposites: $\ldots, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots$
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Simplify: $\sqrt[3]{27}$
Simplify: $\sqrt[3]{27}$
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$3$. (Note: Cube roots preserve sign: $\sqrt[3]{-27} = -3$)
$3$. (Note: Cube roots preserve sign: $\sqrt[3]{-27} = -3$)
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If $x$ is an even integer, is $x^2 + 1$ even or odd?
If $x$ is an even integer, is $x^2 + 1$ even or odd?
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Odd (even $\times$ even $=$ even, even $+$ odd $=$ odd)
Odd (even $\times$ even $=$ even, even $+$ odd $=$ odd)
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Which of these are integers? $-5, 0, 2.5, 7, \dfrac{1}{2}$
Which of these are integers? $-5, 0, 2.5, 7, \dfrac{1}{2}$
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$-5, 0,$ and $7$ (integers cannot have fractional or decimal parts)
$-5, 0,$ and $7$ (integers cannot have fractional or decimal parts)
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What is the distributive property?
What is the distributive property?
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$a(b + c) = ab + ac$
$a(b + c) = ab + ac$
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What is $2.5 \times 10^3$ in standard form?
What is $2.5 \times 10^3$ in standard form?
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$2{,}500$
$2{,}500$
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Convert $\dfrac{2}{5}$ to a percentage.
Convert $\dfrac{2}{5}$ to a percentage.
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$40%$
$40%$
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