MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

TASK PERFORMANCE – MIDTERM

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I. DEDUCTIVE or INDUCTIVE? (25 points)

Instruction: Determine the kind of reasoning used in each argument then justify your answer.

________________________ 1. All licensed drivers are 17 years old and above. Marlon has a driver’s
license. Therefore, Marlon is at least 17 years old.

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________________________ 2. Marvel Comics characters are fictional. Iron Man is a Marvel Comics
character. Therefore, Irom Man is a fictional character.

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________________________ 3. Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C. Orange is a citrus fruit. Therefore,
an orange is rich in vitamin C.

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________________________ 4. All spiders have eight legs. Black widows are spiders. Thus, black
widows have eight legs.

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________________________ 5. Yesterday morning, Azyh went jogging. This morning, she jogged
again. Therefore, Azyh will probably jog tomorrow.

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II. TABLE COMPLETION (50 points)
Instruction: Complete the table below by filling in the next term, the nth term and the 15 th
term.

SEQUENCE Next Term Nth Term 15th term

7, 12, 17, 22

5, 13, 21, 29

9, 7, 5, 3

6, 10, 14, 18

5, 16, 27, 38

5, 10, 15, 20

-6, -9, -12, -15

7, 15, 23, 31

-10, -17, -24, -31

4, 9, 14, 19

III. POLYA, HELP! (25 points)

Instruction: Use Polya’s 4-step strategy to solve the given problem below.

PROBLEM: Ana was having a party. She invited 20 females and 15 males from her group of friends.
She made 2 dozen of red cupcakes and another 2 dozen of blue cupcakes. At the end of the party,
there were only 5 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes were eaten?

UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM:

DEVISE A PLAN:

CARRY OUT PLAN:

REVIEW THE SOLUTION: