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The Atlanta Braves have won five games in a row.

Therefore, the Atlanta Braves will win their next game. Is an example of
a deductive reasoning.

- False

"I know I will win a jackpot on this slot machine in the next 10 tries, because it has not paid out any money during the
last 45 tries". Is an example of

- inductive reasoning

"The sum of two odd counting numbers is always an odd counting number". This a _____ statement.

- true

A room measures 12 feet by 15 feet. How many 3-foot by 3-foot squares of carpet are needed to cover the floor of this
room?
- 20

A chess board is an 8 by 8 square board with black and white small squares, how many number of squares can be formed
- 204 squares

If it were 2 hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it now?

- 10pm

If 12 people greet each other at a meeting by shaking hands with one another, how many handshakes take place?
- 66

What do you think is the next number in the sequence?1, 5, 12, 22, 35, _____

- 51

"All Janet Evanovich novels are worth reading. The novel Twelve Sharp is a Janet Evanovich novel. Thus Twelve Sharp is
worth reading". Is an example of
- Inductive Reasoning

What is the next number in the sequence below? 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, _____

- 216

Which of the following is a false statement?

-d. for all real x, except x = 0, such that x2+x >x + 1

On three examinations, Dana received scores of 82, 91, and 76. What score does Dana need on the fourth examination
to raise his average to 85?
- 91

A ballpoint pen and a notebook costs 100 pesos. The notebook cost 60 more than a ballpoint pen. What is the cost of a
ballpoint pen?
- 20

What number should be place in the blank following the pattern in the sequence? 2, _____, -3, 2, -8, -3, -13, -8, -18

-7

Pick any counting number. Multiply the number by 6. Add 8 to the product. Divide the sum by 2. Subtract 4 from the
quotient. The resulting number is twice the original number.
- true
A number is a neat number if the sum of the cubes of its digits equals the number. Therefore, 153 is a neat number. This
an example of a deductive reasoning.
-false

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