INDUCTIVE REASONING NEW EXAM REVIEW
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023
Making conclusions based on patterns you observe. - Inductive Reasoning
A conclusion based on inductive reasoning. - Conjecture
An example that shows a conjecture is false - What is Counterexample?
9, 11, 13, 15, 17
To generate the next term keep counting by odds. - Find the next five terms of the sequence
then write a conjecture: 1,3,5,7,__, __, __, __, __
25, 30, 35, 40, 45.
To generate the next term add by five - 5, 10, 15, 20, __, __, __, __, __. Finish the sequence and
write a conjecture.
13, 21, 34, 55
To generate the next term you add the term before it and the current term together. - 1, 2, 3, 5,
8, __, __, __, __
Finish the sequence and write a conjecture.
G, I, J
To generate the next term skip one letter an go to the next. - A, C, E, __, __, __
Finish the sequence and write a conjecture.
Add ten to get the next term. - Write a rule for the pattern:
10, 20, 30, 40, ...
Multiply each term by two to get the next term. - Write a rule for the pattern:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ...
Add the last two numbers to get the next number. - Write a rule for the pattern:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...
Start with -1, alternate to positive then go to the next negative integer. - Write a rule for the
pattern:
-1, 1, -2, 2, -3, 3, ...
