ARITHMETIC LOGICAL EXPRESSIONS AND SYMBOLS

LOGICAL
SYMBOLS/LANGUAG MEANING EXAMPLE
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Product Times (x), Product of 3 and 4 
Multiply (*) 3 * 4 = 12
3 x 4 = 12
Quotient of Answer to divide by Quotient of 6 and 2 
6÷2=3
6/2 = 3
Divide by Question to quotient 6÷2=3
(÷) 6/2 = 3

Of Multiply (symbol * 20% of 60 

or x); * is often used 20% * 60 (or 0.20 * 60) = 12
Time and a half If wage rate is $10 an hour
Or One and a half 1½ Time and a half  $10 * 1½ = $15
Plus or add or sum or total (+) 8 plus 12 = 20;
of; sum of 8 and 12 = 20;
Also ∑ (sigma)—sum of: ∑ (3, 4, 5, 9) = 3 + 4 + 5 + 9 = 21

25 minus 10 
Minus or Subtraction or Less (-) 25 – 10 = 15
or the difference 12 less y  12 – y
The difference between 12 and 7 12 – 7 =5
At most ( ≤ ) Not more than (Less ≤ 7  7 inclusive
than or equal to) 7, 6, 5, ….0
At Least ( ≥ ) Not less than ≥ 15  15 inclusive
(Greater than or 15, 16,17 ----∞
equal to)
(<) Less than (but not <7
equal to) 6, 5, 4,…..0
(>) Greater than but not > 15  16, 17, 18,… ∞
equal to
Fraction that cannot 40/100 = 2/5
Lowest Term be reduced further 153/19 = 15 1
19
Annually or yearly Per year or every $51,000 annually  $51,000 per year
year or year by year There are 52 weeks (not 48 weeks) in a year,
4 quarters in year (a quarter is 3 months in
length), 12 months a year;

He receives a 5% return annually

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SYMBOLS/LANGUAG MEANING EXAMPLE
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Each or per Individual person or Each person or per person or per item
individual item
Every Each He invests some money every month
Every quarter, Every quarter she deposits a certain amount of
Quarterly a quarter is 3 months money in her account at the bank deposits 4
times a year
Per year or Per Annum Adam receives $80,000 in salary, per annum (or
Every year per year)
Semi  Half of: Every 6 months; Interest on a loan is assessed semi-annually on the
Semi means half of; loan. This means, interest is charged on the loan
Semi-Annually Semi-Annually every 6 months
means every 6
months (twice a
year)
Bi-weekly Every two weeks A salary paid bi-weekly every 14 days
Semi-monthly—two This is like payment on the 15th and the last day
Semi-Monthly times a month of the month.
The Price an item is The retail price of a backpack is $65.58
Retail (Price) sold to a consumer
Cost or Gross Income minus certain amount.
Net Net cost or Net Net cost is List or Regular price, minus discount.
income Net income is gross income, minus taxes and
other deductions.
Amount of discount An item is $110 with 12% discount, credit given
Credit given or Trade given (if the amount is 12% of $110 = $13.20.
discount owed is paid within a Net payment is $110 – $13.20 = $96.80
stipulated time
period (days))
The number of times 1, 3, 1, 5, 5, 1
Frequency a number appears in Frequency for 1 = 3
a numeric data set Frequency for 3 = 1
Frequency for 5 = 2