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This document serves as a math reviewer covering fundamental skills such as order of operations, integers, fractions, percentages, linear equations, and geometry. It emphasizes problem-solving strategies and the importance of accuracy in calculations. Key concepts include isolating variables in equations, using common denominators for fractions, and understanding the relationships between different mathematical operations.

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02 Math Reviewer

This document serves as a math reviewer covering fundamental skills such as order of operations, integers, fractions, percentages, linear equations, and geometry. It emphasizes problem-solving strategies and the importance of accuracy in calculations. Key concepts include isolating variables in equations, using common denominators for fractions, and understanding the relationships between different mathematical operations.

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MATH REVIEWER — FUNDAMENTALS AND PROBLEM SOLVING

This reviewer summarizes important basic mathematics skills.

1. ORDER OF OPERATIONS
Use the order of operations when evaluating expressions: parentheses or grouping symbols
first, then exponents, then multiplication and division from left to right, and finally addition
and subtraction from left to right. Do not automatically perform multiplication before
division; they have equal priority.

2. INTEGERS
Positive numbers are greater than zero and negative numbers are less than zero. When
adding integers with the same sign, add their absolute values and keep the sign. With
different signs, subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger and keep the sign of the
number with the greater absolute value. Multiplying or dividing two numbers with the same
sign gives a positive result; different signs give a negative result.

3. FRACTIONS
To add or subtract fractions, use a common denominator. Multiply numerators and
denominators when multiplying fractions, then simplify. To divide fractions, multiply the
first fraction by the reciprocal of the second. Always reduce answers when possible.

4. PERCENTAGES
Percent means “per hundred.” To convert a decimal to a percentage, multiply by 100. To
convert a percentage to a decimal, divide by 100. For example, 25% = 0.25. A percentage
increase or decrease compares the change with the original amount.

5. LINEAR EQUATIONS
The goal of solving an equation is to isolate the variable while maintaining equality. Use
inverse operations: addition is undone by subtraction, multiplication by division, and so on.
Apply the same operation to both sides. Check the final value by substituting it into the
original equation.

6. GEOMETRY
Perimeter measures the distance around a figure, while area measures the space inside a
two-dimensional figure. A rectangle has area equal to length times width. A triangle has
area equal to one-half the base times height. A circle’s circumference depends on its radius
or diameter, while its area depends on the square of the radius.

7. PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY
Read the problem carefully, identify what is known and unknown, choose an operation or
formula, solve step by step, and check whether the answer makes sense. Pay attention to
units and keywords, but rely on mathematical relationships rather than keywords alone.
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Simplify carefully, keep units consistent, show your work, and verify answers. Accuracy
improves when each step is written clearly.

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