1.   Identify the hypothesis in the following algebraic statement:
If 3x + 10 = 13, then x = 1.
    A. 3x + 10 B. x = 1
    C. 3x + 10 = 13 D. 3x
    Hint

  2.   Identify the conclusion in the following algebraic statement:
If a = 3, then 2a + 1 = 7.
    A. 2a + 1 = 7 B. 2a
    C. 2a + 1 D. a = 3
    Hint

  3.   Which values of x and y are counterexamples to the given statement?
If xy = an even number, then both x and y are even numbers.
    A. x = 19, y = 13 B. x = 15, y = 8
    C. x = 12, y = 4 D. x = 22, y = 20
    Hint

  4.   Identify the hypothesis in the following statement: If x – 3 = 9, then x = 12.
    A. x B. x = 12
    C. x – 3 D. x – 3 = 9
    Hint

  5.   Identify the conclusion in the following statement: If 13b + 12 = 77, then b = 5.
    A. b = 5 B. 13b + 12 = 17
    C. 13b + 12 D. b
    Hint



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