Pre-Algebra Formulas
- $X$% of $Y$ $$X\%\;\mbox{of}\;Y=\Big(\frac{X}{100}\Big)\times Y$$
- $X$ is What % of $Y$ $$\mbox{What %}=\Big(\frac{X}{Y}\Big)\times 100$$
- Percentage Change $$\mbox{% change}=\frac{\mbox{Final Value}-\mbox{Initial Value}}{\mbox{Initial Value}}\times 100$$
- Percentage Increase $$\mbox{Percent increase}=\frac{\mbox{To Value} - \mbox{From Value}}{\mbox{From Value}}\times 100$$
- Percentage Decrease $$\mbox{Percent decrease}=\frac{\mbox{From Value} - \mbox{To Value}}{\mbox{From Value}}\times100$$
- Fraction Formulas
- Fractions Addition $$\frac ab+\frac cb=\frac{a+c}b,\;\mbox{for} \;b\ne0$$ $$\frac ab+\frac cd=\frac{a\times d+c\times b}{b\times d},\;\mbox{for} \;b,d\ne0$$
- Fraction Subtraction $$\frac ab-\frac cb=\frac{a-c}b,\;\mbox{for} \;b\ne0$$ $$\frac ab-\frac cd=\frac{a\times d-c\times b}{b\times d},\;\mbox{for} \;b,d\ne0$$
- Fractions Multiplication $$\frac ab\times\frac cd=\frac{a\times c}{b\times d},\;\mbox{for} \;b,d\ne0$$
- Fraction Division $$\frac ab\div\frac cd=\frac ab\times\frac dc=\frac{a\times d}{b\times c},\;\mbox{for} \;b,c,d\ne0$$
- Ratio & Proportion - 2 Numbers $$\mbox{Simplified Ratio}=\frac{a}{GCF(a,b)}\div \frac{b}{GCF(a,b)}$$
- Arithmetic Progression $$\mbox{$n^{th}$ term}\; a_n =a_1+(n-1)d$$ $$\mbox{Sum}\;S_n=\frac{n}{2} \big[2a_1+(n-1)d\big]$$
- Geometric Progression $$\mbox{$n^{th}$ term}\; g_n =g_1r^{n-1},\;\mbox{for}\;n\geq2$$ $$\mbox{Sum}\;S_n=\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \frac{g_1(1-r^n)}{1-r}, & r\ne1; \\ n g_1, & r=1 \end{array} \right.$$
- Sum of Squares & Cubes of first $n$ natural numbers $$\mbox{Sum of Squares}=1^2+2^2+\ldots+n^2=\sum_{i=1}^n i^2=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$$ $$\mbox{Sum of Cubes}=1^3+2^3+\ldots+n^3=\sum_{i=1}^n i^3=\Big(\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\Big)^2$$
- Sum and Difference of Cubes $$a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)$$ $$a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)$$
- Pythagorean Theorem
$Right$ $triangle$ $c^2 = a^2 + b^2$
$b^2 = c^2 - a^2$
$a^2 = c^2 - b^2$
Pre-Algebra Formulas Reference
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