Inductive/Deductive Reasoning & Mathematical Modeling QUIZ

You see the numbers 2, 4, .... and decide the next number must be a 6

What type of reasoning was used?

• Inductive

• Deductive

In the first month of school, Ian is late every Monday so he will be late next Monday too.

What type of reasoning was used?

• Inductive

• Deductive

Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, Clarke has a platypus. Clarke went to clean up her platypus' nest this morning and saw a pair of eggs, so she concluded that a platypus is an oviparous animal.

What type of reasoning was used?

• Deductive

• Inductive

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Use inductive reasoning to find the next number in the sequence.

1, 4, 9, 16, ...

Use inductive reasoning to find the next number in the sequence

22, 26, 30, 34, ...

Use inductive reasoning to find the next number in the sequence.

1, 3, 9, 27, ...

Which is the next figure in the sequence?

• A

• B

• C

• D

***BONUS!!! Which figure is next in the sequence?

• D

• A

• C

• E

Use inductive reasoning to find the next figure in the sequence.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

AB = 7 cm. BC = 15 cm. What is the measure of BD?