Inductive/Deductive Reasoning Review

Which of the following is a counterexample to the statement: If an angle is obtuse, then it has a measure of 110 degrees.

• 90 degrees

• 110 degrees

• 150 degrees

• 35 degrees

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

The type of reasoning where a person makes  conclusions based on observations and patterns is called...

• Inductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

• Conjecture

• Experiments

Using the statements:

If it is Friday, then I will get paid.
It is Friday.

Write the conclusion.

• It is not Friday

• It is Friday

• I will not get paid

• I will get paid

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

All bears are mammals, all mammals have kidneys; therefore all bears have kidneys. 

• Deductive

• Inductive

How many counters would come next?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.C.5

Given: 2(x + 1) = -4

What is the reason for the next step?

• Addition POE

• Simplify

• Combine like terms

• Distributive Property

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

What is always the first reason in a two-column proof?

• Prove

• Given

• Reason

• Statement

What is the step shown:

8x = 32

x = 4

• Subtraction POE

• Division POE

• Addition POE

• Given

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

What is the step shown?

6 = x

x = 6

• Transitive POE

• Reflexive POE

• Symmetric POE

• Prove

What property justifies the step shown?

-2x - 7 = -19

-2x = -12

• Addition POE

• Subtraction POE

• Combine Like Terms

• Division POE

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1