MAT 152

What is the rule for this pattern? 32, 36, 40, 44

• add 4

• multiply by 2

• subtract 4

• divide 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of Fibonacci numbers found in nature?

• Spirals on a sunflower

• the numbers of petals on a daisy

• pinecone spirals

• a mountain range

Good exposure to this strategy enhances one's skill in estimation.

• Make a table

• Tree Diagram

• Guess and check

• Venn diagram

A list of numbers has been given. Find the pattern necessary to complete the remainder of the sequence 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, ____

• 754

• 500

• 688

• 610

The first few Fibonacci numbers are 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ... These numbers are named after Fibonacci, whose real name is?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Leonardo Di Carpio

• Leonardo da Pisa

• Leonardo da Euler

All of James and Patty's sons have brown eyes and all of their daughters have blue eyes. They know from the ultrasound their new baby will be a boy. James and Patty conculde their new son will have brown eyes. Which statement below is correct?

• The conclusion is true, since it is based on inductive reasoning

• The conclusion may be false, since it is based on inductive reasoning

• The conclusion is true, since it is based on deductive reasoning

• The conclusion may be false, since it is based on deductive reasoning

This type of logic in which one goes from a general statement to a specific instance:

• Deductive reasoning

• Mathematical induction

• Inductive reasoning

• Proofing

A certain number added twice to itself equals 96. What is the equation?

• x + 2y = 96

• x + x = 96

• x + 2x = 96

• 2x + 2y = 96

When 18 is subtracted from six times a certain number, the result is −42. What is the number?

• -1

• -2

• -3

• -4

Which statement is a valid conclusion based on the argument? If a polygon is a regular pentagon, then the polygon has exactly five congruent angles. This polygon is a regular pentagon.

• Therefore, this polygon is a rectangle.

• Therefore, this polygon has exactly five congruent angles

• Therefore, this polygon is a regular quadrilateral.

• Therefore, this polygon has four congruent sides.