1.
Looking at several specific situations to arrive at an educated guess is called __________.
A.
inductive reasoning
B.
a conjecture
C.
guessing
D.
deductive reasoning
Hint
2.
Daniel wants to send Jasmine flowers for her birthday. At the flower store, he can choose between roses, irises, or carnations. The salesperson tells Daniel that 50% of the customers buy roses, 30% buy carnations, and 20% buy irises. Which of the following is a valid conjecture?
A.
The salesperson likes carnations.
B.
Daniel will buy Jasmine irises.
C.
More customers buy roses than carnations.
D.
Jasmine will be excited to receive flowers for her birthday.
Hint
3.
Determine if the following conjecture is true or false? Explain.
Given:
x
2
= 4
Conjecture:
x
= 4 or
x
= -4
A.
False; the square root of a positive number is always a positive number.
B.
True; squaring a positive number results in a positive number and squaring a negative number results in a positive number.
C.
True; two answers are always more accurate than one answer.
D.
False; the square root of 4 is 2 or -2.
Hint
4.
Make a conjecture based on the following information.
M
is obtuse.
A.
M
is acute
B.
m
M
= 30
C.
M
is straight
D.
m
M
is not 180
Hint
5.
A certain basketball team had 7 wins and 12 losses in a season. Which is a valid conjecture based on this information?
A.
The team played 19 games..
B.
The team was undefeated.
C.
The team finished 5th in their conference.
D.
The team won their last 5 games.
Hint