Republic of the Philippines

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Tacloban City
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Name: Date:

Course, Yr. & Section: Score:

ACTIVITY NO. 5

Direction: Write your answers in a clean sheet of yellow paper.

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

_________ 1. A volcano has erupted about every 500 years for the last 1 million years. It last erupted
499 years ago. Hence, it will erupt again soon.
_________ 2. All spiders have eight legs. A tarantula is a spider. Therefore, tarantulas have eight legs.
_________ 3. Every dog I meet is friendly. Most dogs are usually friendly.
_________ 4. All birds lay eggs. Pigeons are birds. Therefore, pigeons lay eggs.
_________ 5. Every day for the past year, a plane flies over my house at 2 p.m. A plane will fly over
my house every day at 2 p.m.
_________ 6. All mammals have backbones. Humans are mammals. Therefore, humans have
backbones.
_________ 7. All the butterflies in my backyard have brown and orange spots, so all butterflies in the
neighborhood have brown and orange spots.
_________ 8. To get your driver’s license, you have to be at least 18 years old. Jack is not yet 18 years
old. Therefore, Jack cannot get his driver’s license.
_________ 9. All cats I have seen are white. So, most cats are white.
_________ 10. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Thus, Socrates is mortal.

B) KenKen Puzzle
2– 4 2÷

8x 4– 16+

1–

4– 3– 5+

7+ 1
 160x 45x

1 20x

15x 20x

12+ 4 2÷

C) Brianna, Ryan, Tyler, and Ashley were recently elected as the new officers (president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer) of the freshmen class at Eastern Visayas State University. From the
following clues, determine which positions each holds.
1. Ashley is younger than the president but older than the treasurer.
2. Brianna and the secretary are both the same age, and they are the youngest members of the
group.
3. Tyler and the secretary are next-door neighbors.