Math 1316 Exam 1

Determine whether the following argument is inductive or deductive.

Premise: All fish can swim.

Premise: Nemo is a fish.

Conclusion: Nemo can swim.

• Inductive

• Deductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Determine whether the following proposition is true or false.

If tigers can run, then tigers have flippers.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Identify the form of conditional argument:

Premise: If an animal has wings, then that animal can fly.

Premise: Lions can not fly.

Conclusion: Lions do not have wings.

• Affirming the hypothesis

• Affirming the conclusion

• Denying the hypothesis

• Denying the conclusion

Determine whether the following proposition is true or false.

Bananas are fruit or apples are vegetables.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the inverse:

If it is raining outside, then it is wet outside.

• If it is wet outside, then it is raining outside.

• If it is not raining outside, then it is not wet outside.

• If it isn't wet outside, then it is not raining outside.

Determine whether the following argument is inductive or deductive.

Premise: A soccer ball is a sphere.

Premise: A basketball is a sphere.

Premise: A baseball is a sphere.

Conclusion: All balls are spheres.

• Inductive

• Deductive

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Identify the converse:

If the team practices hard, then the team will win their game.

• If the team wins their game, then the team will practice hard.
• If the team doesn't practice hard, then the team will not win their game.

• If the team doesn't win their game, then the team will not practice hard.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

Determine whether the following proposition is true or false.

All rational numbers are whole numbers.

• True

• False

Choose the first set in the list of natural numbers, whole​ numbers, integers, rational​ numbers, and real numbers that describes the following number:

1/2

• Natural

• Whole

• Integers

• Rational

Identify whether the chain of conditionals is valid:

Premise: If Jack wakes up at 8am, then Jack will go to the gym.

Premise: If Jack goes to the gym, then Jack will have a good day.

Conclusion: If Jack has a good day, then Jack will go to the gym.

• Valid

• Invalid