The following ARITHMETIC concepts are covered on the test. The College Board does a good job of outlining some of this information (though its navigation can be confusing). In the graph below, we linked to the relevant math pages from their site. You can get some practice questions here.
| Concepts | Key terms |
Different Types of Numbers |
positive, negative, zero, non-negative, even, odd, prime, integers, consecutive |
Number Lines |
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Absolute Value |
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Arithmetical Operations |
sum, product, quotient, difference |
Order of Operations |
PEMDAS (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplying, Dividing, Adding, Subtracting) |
Factors and Divisibility |
divisible, factors, divisors, prime factors, GCF (greatest common factor), distinct |
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LCM (least common multiple) |
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Remainders and Fractions |
numerator, denominator, reciprocal, mixed numbers, undefined, |
Decimals |
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Digits and Place Value |
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Radicals (Roots) |
square root, radical, cube root, |
Exponents and Scientific Notation |
squared, cubed, power |
Ratios |
average speed, part to part ratios, part to whole ratios |
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percent increase/decrease, percentage discount, |
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Averages
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mean, median, mode |