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ACT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| APOSTROPHES | used either to indicate possession or mark missing letters |
| how many combinations could there be if you have 3 salads 5 main dishes and 2 desserts | 3x5x2=30 |
| What happens to a positive fraction of less than 1 to a power | it gets smaller (1/2)2=1/4 |
| if you raise a negative number to an even power the number becomes | positive |
| multiplication terms | a- area- of- per- rate- triple |
| terms that mean divide | half..how many each..out of..percent ..quarter |
| percent is just | a fraction with a denominator of 100 |
| golden rule of algebra | what ever is done to one side has to be done to the other |
| distributing exponents | when several numbers are inside parentheses the exponents out side the parentheses must be distributed to all the numbers within |
| ratio | part/part |
| favorite factors | 2 2 x -y =(x+y) |
| favorite factor 2 | 2 2 2 X +2yx +y =(x+y) |
| favorite factor 3 | 2 2 2 X -2xy+y =(x-y) |
| when dividing numbers with the same base | subtract the bottom exponent from the top exponent |
| the first power | any thing to the power of 1 is itself |
| adjectives | modify nouns if it fits in this sentence its an adjective He(or she or it)is very__________ |
| prepositions | about.above.across. after.at before between despite from on onto over with under |
| sentence connectors | but also therefore |
| ordering of sentences in a paragraphs tip | link any two sentences than check answer options |
| loc,loco | place,area locally...allocate |
| how many even prime numbers are there between 0 and 100 | 1 (2) |
| rational numbers can be written as | whole numbers,a fraction,or as a repeating decimal |
| irrational numbers cant be written as | an integer over another integer |
| positive x positive= positive x negative= negative x negative- | positive negative positive |
| even x even = odd x odd = even x odd = | even odd even |
| even + even = odd + odd = even + odd = | even even odd |
| when is a number divisible by 3 | when the sum of its digits can be divided evenly by 3 ...eg-216....2+1+6=9 |
| name 9 single pronouns | anybody,each,someone,anyone,everybody,nobody,either,everyone,somebody |
| neither and either | are singular |
| its' | not a word |
| never use an apostrophe on | his,her,your our |
| conjunctions plus commas can be used | to link two independent clauses |
| modifying phrase | a group of words with out a subject |
| if the subjects of a run on sentence are related what abbreviation could be used | semicolon |
| does periods and commas go inside or out side quotation marks | inside |