Pre-Health Math 1 (MATH 1702) Name: _________________________________

Essential Math Skills Study Tool

Operations with Whole Numbers, Decimals, and Estimation

Operation Example(s) Estimating Tip(s)

Adding:

Whole
Numbers

Decimals

Subtracting:

Whole
Numbers

Decimals
 Operation Example(s) Estimating Tip(s)

Multiplying:

Whole
Numbers

Decimals

Dividing:

Whole
Numbers

Decimals

2.
Essential Math Skills – Terminology, LCM and GCF
Term Meaning Example(s)
Sum

Difference

Terms

Product

Factors

Multiples

Quotient

Factoring

BEDMAS

Finding the LCM (Least Common Multiple) Finding the GCF (Greatest Common Factor)

Used with Fractions when: Used with Fractions when:

3.
Essential Math Skills – Fraction Rules
Operation Rule Example(s)
Building equivalent
fractions

Reducing fractions to
lowest terms

Adding & Subtracting

Multiplying

Dividing

Converting Fractions:
From this To this Form How? Example(s)
form of
Fraction
Improper Mixed

Mixed Improper

4.
Essential Math Skills – Percent & Conversions
Convert from: To: How Example(s)
Percent Decimal

Decimal Percent

Percent Fraction

Fraction Decimal

Fraction Percent

Decimal Fraction

Essential Math Skills – Percent Problems

Type of How to solve it Example(s)
Problem
‘Shopping’ or
P=%xW

‘Marks’ or
P
%=
W

Finding the ‘Whole’

Amount or
P
W=
%

P P
Formula Aid: P P=%xW %= W=
W %

% W

5.
 % Part
Alternate Formula: = and use cross-multiply to solve for unknown quantity (proportion method)
100 Whole

6.