Question

If it is Independence Day, then it is the 4th of July.

Identify the hypothesis and the conclusion of the conditional statement.

A. hypothesis: it is not Independence Day; conclusion: it is not the 4th of July
B. hypothesis: it is not the 4th of July; conclusion: it is not Independence Day
C. hypothesis: it is the 4th of July; conclusion: it is Independence Day
D. hypothesis: it is Independence Day; conclusion: it is the 4th of July

Answer 1

C is the answer because whatever you start with, will become the conclusion; and whatever you end with would be the educated guess (hypothesis).