Name: Chrystylyn Bacalso Date: April 2, 2022

Course and Year: BEED 2 Subject: MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

Activity 1

A. Determine whether the argument is an example of inductive reasoning or deductive reasoning.

Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
1. Emma enjoyed reading the novel Finders Keepers by Stephen
King, so she will enjoy reading his next novel.
2. All pentagons have exactly five sides. Figure A is a pentagon.
Therefore, Figure A has exactly five sides.
3. Every English setter likes to hunt. Duke is an English setter, so
Duke likes to hunt.
4. Cats don’t eat tomatoes. Tigger is a cat. Therefore, Tigger does not
eat tomatoes.
5. A number is a neat number if the sum of the cubes of its digits
equals the number. Therefore, 153 is a neat number.

Inductive Reasoning 6. The Atlanta Braves have won five games in a row. Therefore, the
Atlanta Braves will win their game.

B. Use inductive reasoning to predict the next number in each list.

1. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28

2. 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41
3. 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, 33, 45
4. 1, 8, 27, 64, 126, 216
5. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64
6. 80, 70, 61, 53, 46, 40, 35
7. 3/5, 5/7, 7/9, 9/11, 11/13, 13/15
8. ½, 2/3, ¾, 4/5, 5/6, 6/7
9. 2, 7, -3, 2, -8, -3, -13, -8, -18, -13
10. 1, 5, 12, 22, 35, 51

C. Use inductive reasoning to decide whether each statement is correct. Write true if the statement is correct,
otherwise, write false.

True 1. The sum of any two even counting numbers is always an even counting number.
True 2. The product of an odd counting number and an even counting number is always
an even counting number.
True 3. The product of two odd counting numbers is always an odd counting number.
False 4. The sum of two odd counting numbers is always an odd counting number.
False 5. 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.
 False 6. 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.

Activity 2

A. Use deductive reasoning to show that the following procedure always produces a number that is equal to
the original number.

Procedure: Pick a number. Multiply the number by 6 and add 8. Divide the sum by 2, subtract twice the
original number, and subtract 4.

( x )6+ 8
- 2x-4
2
6 x+ 8
= -2x-4
2
= 3x+4-2x-4

We can see that if we choose a random number x, the technique that follows always returns a number that
is equal to the original number.

B. Use deductive reasoning to show that the following procedure always produces the number 5.

Procedure: Pick a number. Add 4 to the number and multiply the sum by 3. Subtract 7 and then decrease
this difference by the triple of the original number.

[3(x+4)-7]-3x
= 3x+12-7-3x
=5
Thus, the procedure always produces the number 5.

C. Collectibles. The cities of Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Diego held conventions this
summer for collectors of coins, stamps, comic books, and baseball cards. From the following clues,
determine which collectors met in which city.

a. The comic book collector’s convention was in August, as was the convention held in Chicago.
b. The baseball card collectors did not meet in Philadelphia, and the coin collectors did not meet in
San Diego or Chicago.
c. The convention in Atlanta was held during the week of July 4, whereas the coin collector’s
convention was held the week after that.
d. The convention in Chicago had more collectors attending it than did the stamp collectors
convention.

Coin collector meet in Philadelphia

Baseball card meet in Chicago

Comic collector meet in San Diego

And also stamp collector meet in Atlanta