Name: Macaso, Ashley Sophia J.

Course: BSAc- 1B
▪ In Exercises 1 to 10, use inductive reasoning to predict the next number in each list.
1. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28
Sol’n: 4+4=8
8+4=12
12+4=16
16+4=20
20+4=24
24+4=28

2. 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41

Sol’n: 5+6=11
11+6=17
17+6=23
23+6=29
29+6=35
35+6=41

3. 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, 33, 45

Sol’n: 3+2= 5
5+4=9
9+6= 15
15+8=23
23+10=33
33+12=45

4. 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216

Sol’n: 13=1
23=8
33=27
43=64
53=125
63=216

5. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64

Sol’n: 1x1=1 5x5=25
2x2=4 6x6=36
3x3=9 7x7=49
4x4=16 8x8=64
6. 80, 70, 61, 53, 46, 40, 35
Sol’n: 80-10=70
70-9=61
61-8=53
53-7=46
46-6=40
40-5=35

3 5 7 9 11 13 𝟏𝟓
7. , , 9 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 𝟏𝟕
5 7
3+2 5
Sol’n: =
5+2 7
5+2 7
=
7+2 9
7+2 9
=
9+2 11
9+2 11
=
11+2 13
11+2 13
=
13+2 15
13+2 𝟏𝟓
=
15+2 𝟏𝟕

1 2 3 4 5 6 𝟕
8. , ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,𝟖
2 3
1+1 2
Sol’n: =
2+1 3
2+1 3
=
3+1 4
3+1 4
=
4+1 5
4+1 5
=
5+1 6
5+1 6
=
6+1 7
6+1 𝟕
7+1 8
=

9. 2, 7, -3, 2, -8, -3, -13, -8, -18, -13

Sol’n: 2+5=7
7+(-10)=-3
-3+5=2
2+(-10)=-8
-8+5=-3
-3+(-10)=-13
-13+5=-8
-8+(-10)=-18
-18+5=-13
10. 1, 5, 12, 22, 35, 51
Sol’n: 5-1=4 7-4=3 13+3=16
12-5=7 10-7=3 35+16=51
22-12=10 13-10=3
35-22=13

▪ In Exercises 11 to 16, use inductive reasoning to decide whether each statement is

correct. Note: The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, .., are called counting numbers or natural
numbers. Any counting number n divided by 2 produces a remainder of 0 or 1. If n ÷ 2
has a remainder of 1, then n is an odd counting number.
Even counting numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, …
Odd counting numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, …

11. The sum of any two even counting numbers is always an even counting number.
This statement is correct for when you add any even number to another even number
the sum will always be an even number.
12. The product of an odd counting number and an even counting number is always an even
counting number.
This statement is correct because when you multiply an even number and odd number
the product will be an even number.
13. The product of two odd counting numbers is always an odd counting number.
This statement is correct because when you multiply two odd number the product will
always be an odd number.

14. The sum of two odd counting numbers is always an odd counting number.
This statement is incorrect because when you add two odd numbers the sum is always
an even number.

15. 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.
This statement is incorrect for the resulting number you will get is thrice the original
number.

16. Pick any counting number. Multiply the number by 8. Subtract 4 from the product. Divide
the difference by 2. Add 2 to the quotient. The resulting number is four times the original
number.
This statement is correct for the resulting answer you will get is four times the original
number.