Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Problem Solving and Reasoning
Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Problem Solving and Reasoning
and Reasoning
Lesson 3 Chapter 1
Inductive Reasoning
James is a grandfather
James is bald
Therefore, all grandfather are bald
All chickens that we have seen have been white
Therefore, all chicken are white
The distance between two towns is 380 km. At the same moment, a
passenger car and a truck start moving towards each other from
different towns. They meet 4 hours later. If the car drives 5 km/hr
faster than the truck, what are their speeds?
The main idea used in this kind of problems is that the distance equals
speed multiplied by time S = V . t
V (km/hr) t (hr) S (km)
Car x+5 4 4(x +5)
Truck X 4 4x
Problem Solving
4 (x + 5) + 4x = 380
4x + 20 + 4x = 380
8x = 380 – 20
8x = 360 Car x + 5 = 50 km/hr
x = 360 /8 Truck x = 45 km/ hr
x = 45
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