Basic Math Formulas
Basic Math Formulas
Find here a comprehensive list of basic math formulas commonly used when doing basic math computation Average formula: Let a1,a2,a3,......,an be a set of numbers, average = (a1 + a2 + a3,+......+ an)/n Fractions formulas:
In a proportion, the product of the extremes (ad) equal the product of the means(bc), Thus, ad = bc Percent: Percent to fraction: x% = x/100 Percentage formula: Rate/100 = Percentage/base Rate: The percent. Base: The amount you are taking the percent of. Percentage: The answer obtained by multiplying the base by the rate Consumer math formulas: Discount = list price discount rate Sale price = list price discount Discount rate = discount list price Sales tax = price of item tax rate Interest = principal rate of interest time Tips = cost of meals tip rate Commission = cost of service commission rate
Geometry formulas: Perimeter: Perimeter of a square: s + s + s + s s:length of one side Perimeter of a rectangle: l + w + l + w l: length w: width Perimeter of a triangle: a + b + c a, b, and c: lengths of the 3 sides Area: Area of a square: s s s: length of one side Area of a rectangle: l w l: length w: width Area of a triangle: (b h)/2 b: length of base h: length of height Area of a trapezoid: (b1 + b2) h/2 b1 and b2: parallel sides or the bases h: length of height volume: Volume of a cube: s s s s: length of one side Volume of a box: l w h l: length w: width h: height Volume of a sphere: (4/3) pi r3 pi: 3.14
r: radius of sphere Volume of a triangular prism: area of triangle Height = (1/2 base height) Height base: length of the base of the triangle height: height of the triangle Height: height of the triangular prism Volume of a cylinder:pi r2 Height pi: 3.14 r: radius of the circle of the base Height: height of the cylinder