Inductive/Deductive Reasoning
Percentages
Problem Solving
Solving with Graphs/Charts
Rounding
100
Determine if the following is inductive or deductive.
All books by Stephen King have made the best-seller list. Carrie is a Stephen King novel, therefore Carrie was on the best seller list.
Deductive
100
15% of 75 is?
11.25
100
If the odometer of a car reached 71,911 miles and average 29 miles per gallon. How many gallons of gas were used?
About 2479.7 gallons
100
In a study of 3500 students, how many enjoy sleeping the most.
1190
100
Round the following number to the nearest hundred
923,187,456
923,187,000
200
Determine if the following is inductive or deductive.
All books by Stephen King have made the best seller list. Therefore it is probable his next book will be a best seller.
Inductive
200
30% of 60 is
18
200
The cost of opening a restaurant is $485,000. If 19 people decide to share equity in the business, how much does each person owe?
$26,944.44
200
In a study of 3500 students, how many enjoy school the most?
875
200
Round the following number to the nearest hundred thousand
923,187,456
923,200,000
300
Determine a pattern and find the next term.
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ....
Pattern: Plus 2, 3, 4, 5
Next term: 21
300
60 is what percent of 75?
80%
300
A car purchased for $37,000 is worth $2,600 after eight years. What is the average decrease in value per year?
$4,300
300
In a study of 3500 students, how many enjoy watching tv the most?
280
300
Round the following number to the nearest hundred million
923,187,456
923,000,000
400
Find the pattern and determine the next number in the sequence.
2, 2, 4, 6, 10, ....
Add previous two numbers.
Next term: 16
400
35 is what percent of 50
70%
400
Suppose you are an engineer programming the automatic gate for a 35 cent toll. How many combinations must you program if the gate only accepts Quarters, Nickels and Dimes?
6
400
Find the average increase in apple trees per year.
about 45 trees
400
Round the following number to the nearest hundredth
1.50659165
1.51
500
Determine the pattern.
Select a number. Multiply the number by 4. Add 8 to the product. Divide the sum by 2. Subtract 4 from the quotient.
Multiply number by 2
500
90 is 25% of what number
360
500
A car rents for $175 per week plus $0.30 per mile. Find the rental cost for a three week trip of 1200 miles.
$885
500
2.65 Million
500
Round the following number to the nearest thousandth
1.50659165
1.507