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Vocabulary Quiz 5: BUS 145 Ch 5 & 6 Equations and Percents
Vocabulary Quiz 5: BUS 145 Ch 5 & 6 Equations and Percents
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To evaluate a formula, substitute known values for letters of the formula and perform operations to find the unknown.
True
False
2
How can you find the amount of increase or decrease?
R = amount of change / original amount
R = original amount / amount of change
3
__________ is a reduction in price.
markoff
markdown
markover
markless
4
A _________ is a relationship among quantities expressed in words or numbers and letters.
Formula
Portion
Rate
Base
5
The original number or one entire quantity is the __________.
Formula
Rate
Portion
Base
6
How can you find the amount of change?
New amount minus beginning amount
New amount times beginning amount
Beginning amount times new amount
Beginning amount minus New amount
7
A _________ is a number in front of a letter, as in the term 2B.
coefficient
constant
variable
operator
8
The variable is the unknown amount that is represented as letters in an equation.
False
True
9
The order of operations is the specific order in which calculations must be done to evaluate calculations
True
False
10
The coefficient is a letter in an equation.
False
True
11
A _______ is a procedure that has been used so often to solve certain problems that it is now
THE
way to solve them.
Operation
Equation
Function
Formula
12
A __________ is the comparison of two numbers through division, most often written as a fraction.
proportion
order of operations
ratio
cross product
13
Which formula is used to find the portion?
B=P/R
B=PR
P=RB
R=P/B
14
A ________ is the product of the numerator of one fraction times the denominator of the other fraction of a proportion.
cross dresser
cross talker
cross product
crossing guard
15
The _______ is a percent that tells how the base and portion are related
Right
Remainder
Rate
Route
16
The difference between the cost of producing something and its selling price is ________.
markdown
markoff
markup
markout
17
______ is a method of writing quickly by using symbols or abbreviations.
fathand
shorthand
longhand
thinhand
18
To _________ means to study (something) closely and carefully.
memorize
solve
isolate
analyze
19
This pair of marks ( ) that are used around a word, phrase, sentence, or number are called brackets.
False
True
20
A ______ is when an increase in one amount causes an increase in the second amount.
direct proportion
regulation
variation
indirect proportion
21
How can you find the percent of change?
It is the percent by which a beginning amount has stayed the same
It is the percent by which a beginning amount has changed
22
A __________ is a part of the base>
Rate
Formula
Base
Portion
23
______ are percents with mixed numbers or mixed decimals.
mixed answers
mixed numbers
mixed percents
mixed variables
24
How do you find the original amount?
B = rate of change / amount of change
B = amount of change / rate of change
25
A mathematical statement in which two quantities are equal is an ____.
equation
coefficient
unknown
known
26
Which formula is used to find the rate?
R=P/B
B=P/R
P=R/B
P=RB
27
The ____ is the price of a specified amount of a product.
unit price
direct proportion
operation
formula
28
A variation is a change in the form, position, condition, or amount of something.
True
False
29
The ________ is the ending amount after an amount has changed (increased or decreased)
Perfect amount
Old amount
Regular amount
New amount
30
________ is a standardized way of expressing quantities in relation to a standard unit of 100.
markup
Percent
markdown
Equivalent
31
A ________ is a type of equation that shows two fractions or ratios are equal.
ratio
cross product
proportion
formula
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To ________ is to find the value of the unknown or variable that makes the equation true
evaluate
solve
isolate
react
