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I4                             INDEX

        Order of operations                Polyhedrons, 660                    Protractors, 523–524
          examples of, 87–89               Polynomials                         Pyramids, 634, 661
          explanation of, 87, 98, 159         addition of, 704–706             Pythagorean theorem, 333–335, 342
          for expressions containing decimals,  applications of, 708
            325–326, 342                      evaluation of, 707                    Q
          for expressions containing fractions,  explanation of, 704           Quadrilaterals, 633, 698
            235–236                           multiplication of, 717–720       Quarts, 410–412
        Ounces, 400–402                       opposite of, 706                 Quotients, 60, 64
        Outcomes, 536, 546                    subtraction of, 706–707
                                              types of, 704                         R
            P                              Positive numbers. See also Signed numbers  Radical sign, 331
        Parallel lines, 625, 626              explanation of, 116              Radius
        Parallelograms                        on number line, 116, 117, 125       of circle, 31, 304, 633, 634
          area of, 650, 651                Pounds, 400–402                        of sphere, 635
          explanation of, 633, 698         Power of product property for exponents,  Rates
        Parentheses (( ))                       714–715                           explanation of, 356, 425
          on calculators, 153              Power property for exponents, 713–714  unit, 357–358, 425
          explanation of, 87, 88           Powers of 10                           written as fractions, 356–357
          with signed numbers, 143, 144       dividing decimals by, 313        Ratios. See also Fractions; Proportions
          simplifying expressions with, 150   multiplying decimals by, 302–304    of corresponding sides in similar
          solving equations containing, 588–589  Prime factorization                triangles, 671–672
        Partial products, 50                  explanation of, 182–183, 262        explanation of, 354, 425
        Percent                               to find common factors, 186          written as fractions, 354–356
          applications with, 469–472, 496     finding least common multiple using,  Rays, 621, 680
          of decrease, 473, 496                 212–213, 263                   Reasoning
          explanation of, 439, 495            methods to find, 183–185, 196        deductive, 724–726
          of increase, 472–473, 496        Prime numbers                          inductive, 723–724
          problem solving with, 451–455, 459–463,  explanation of, 182, 262    Reciprocal, of fractions, 198, 262
            480–483, 496–497                  writing number as product of, 182–185  Rectangles
          review of, 495–496               Principal amount, 487                  area of, 52–53, 89, 97, 650, 652
          solving percent proportions for, 463  Probability                       explanation of, 633, 699
          tables of, 700, 701                 of event, 537–538, 546              perimeter of, 640–641
          uses for, 439                       explanation of, 536              Rectangular solids
          writing decimals or fractions as,   tree diagrams and, 536–537          explanation of, 634, 699
            442–444                        Problem solving. See also Applications  volume and surface area formula for,661,662
          written as decimals or fractions,     index; Notation/symbols;       Regular polygons, 631
            440–441, 444                        Words/phrases                  Remainders, 64, 238
        Percent equations, 452–455            with addition, 19–20, 75, 128    Repeated addition, 47
        Percent problems                      with decimals, 292–294, 305, 314,  Repeated subtraction, 66
          equations to solve, 451–455, 496      326–327                        Replacement values
          proportions to solve, 459–463, 496  with division, 66–67, 75            decimal, 292, 304, 314, 327
        Percent symbol, 440                   with estimation, 41–42              fractional, 200, 209, 225
        Perimeter                             with fractions, 189–190, 200–201, 209–210,  polynomial, 707
          explanation of, 89, 682               226–227, 326–327               Rhombus, 698, 733
          formulas for, 640                   with mixed numbers, 248–249      Right angles, 623, 624, 680
          methods to find, 564                 with more than one operation, 78–79  Right circular cones, 699
          of polygons, 18–19, 96, 642–643     with multiplication, 53–54, 75, 145  Right circular cylinders, 699
          of rectangles, 640–641              with percent, 451–455, 459–463, 480–483  Right triangles
          of squares, 641                     with proportions, 374–377, 426–427,  explanation of, 333, 633, 698
          of triangles, 564, 641–642            459–463                           finding unknown length of, 333, 342
        Period, 8, 9                          with square roots, 335              hypotenuse of, 333
        Perpendicular lines, 625              steps in, 75–78, 98, 597–599, 607–608  Pythagorean Theorem and, 333–335
        Phrases. See Words/phrases            with subtraction, 31–32, 75, 135  Rounding. See also Estimation
        Pi, 282, 304                       Product property for exponents, 712–713  of decimals, 281–283, 341
        Pictographs, 507–508, 544          Products. See also Multiplication      of mixed numbers, 244
        Place value                           cross, 188–189                      of whole numbers, 39–42, 96
          for decimals, 276, 281, 340, 341    explanation of, 47
          explanation of, 8, 95               of like signs, 142                    S
          rounding whole numbers to, 39–40    partial, 50                      Sales tax problems, 480–481, 496
        Plane, 621                            of unlike signs, 142             Scalene triangles, 632, 698
        Plane figures. See also specific figures  Proper fractions, 172, 261      Scientific calculators, 190, 227. See also
          explanation of, 631, 681         Proportions. See also Ratios             Calculators
          identification of, 631–634           explanation of, 365, 426         Sentences, written as equations, 589, 596
          table of, 698–699                   finding unknown numbers in,       Side-angle-side (SAS) triangles, 670
        Point, 621                              367–369, 426                   Sides, of angle, 621
        Polygons                              percent, 459–463                 Side-side-side (SSS) triangles, 670  Copyright 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.
          explanation of, 18, 631, 698        problem solving with, 374–377, 426–427,  Signed numbers. See also Integers
          methods to name, 631                  459–463                           explanation of, 116, 158
          perimeter of, 18–19, 96, 642–643    to solve percent problems, 459–463, 496  on number line, 116, 117, 125
          regular, 631                        as true or false, 365–367, 426      order of operations for, 159
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