11.	+Inductive+Reasoning

Summary

Inductive reasoning is when you use patterns or observations to make conjectures. EXAMPLE 1

Use inductive reasoning to make an inference about this situation. You are in a petting zoo and hear a "moooooo" sound come from behind a closed off pen, what can you infer about what is behind the pen? A:There is a cow behind the pen B: The national cow imitation competition is being held with-in the pen. Ryan Drum- Ryan Drum

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EXAMPLE 2: Use inductive reasoning to find the next shape in the sequence
 * ANSWER* The shaded section would be in the bottom left triangle inside the square. - Andrew Grinshpon

1, 8, 27, 64, 125...

EXAMPLE 3: Describe the pattern and find the next three numbers in the sequence.
 * ANSWER* The pattern shown above is practically 1³, then it's 2³, and so on. The next three numbers in the sequence would be 216, 343, and 512. - Julian Fernandez

EXTRA WEB RESOURCES: http://changingminds.org/http://www.basic-mathematics.com/examples-of-inductive-reasoning. http://www.basic-mathematics.com/examples-of-inductive-reasoning.html http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/resources/greens/green2.htm