Jill is trying to prove the following number trick: Choose any number. Add 3. Double it. Add 4. Divide by 2. Take away the number you started with. Each time Jill tries the trick, she ends up with 5. Clearly demonstrate a proof by: a) inductive reasoning:
b) deductive reasoning:

Natasha spent 1 1/2 hours on the beach. she fell asleep for 3/4 of the time she was on the beach and then woke up with a terrible sunburn.how many hours was natasha asleep on the beach?

If the equation of a line containing the midsegment of a triangle is y = -1/4x -11, what is the slope of the triangle side that is opposite the midsegment (the one not touching it). explain how you know.

Abag contains 5 red marbles , 6 blue marbles and 4 green marbles. susie selects a marble and returns it to the bag before selecting another marble. if susie selects a red marble 6 out of 20 times, what is the experimental probability that the next marble she selects will be a red marble ?