Math 1
GPS Geometry Worksheet 4-2 Name_______________________
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Part 1: Use inductive reasoning to come up with a conclusion.
1. Carla has had a quiz in science every Friday for the last two months. Today is Friday.
Conclusion: ______There will probably be a quiz today in science._______
2. For the past four Christmas Breaks, Andrew’s family has gone and spent the week at his grandparent’s house. Next week is Christmas.
Conclusion: ______________________________
3. All tests for the first six chapters had 20-30 questions. The chapter 7 test will be given tomorrow.
Conclusion: _Tomorrow’s test will probably have 20 to 30 questions.__
4. On the past five geometry tests, John got a B. John has a geometry test today.
Conclusion: ______________________________
5. Walton’s football team has won their first 6 football games. They have a game Friday night.
Conclusion: __Walton will probably win again Friday.__
Part 2: Use deductive reasoning to come up with a conclusion.
6. To play basketball, the students must be passing all of their classes. Joey plays basketball.
Conclusion: ______________________________
7. All rectangles are parallelograms. ABCD is a rectangle.
Conclusion: ___ABCD is also a parallelogram. ___
8. Joe is a high school student. All high school students have to take a math class.
Conclusion: ______________________________
9. All three angles of a triangle must always add up to equal 180 degrees. In triangle ABC, angle A is 35 degrees and angle B is 95 degrees.
Conclusion: __ ................
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