Question

Identify the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional statement:

"If it is raining, then it is cloudy."
A. Hypothesis: It is raining.
Conclusion: It is cloudy.
B. Hypothesis: It is cloudy.
Conclusion: It is raining.
C. Hypothesis: Clouds make rain.
Conclusion: Rain does not make clouds.
D. Hypothesis: Rain and clouds happen together.
Conclusion: Rain and clouds do not happen together.

Answer 1

The hypothesis of the conditional statement is 'It is raining' and the conclusion is 'It is cloudy'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is A. Hypothesis: It is raining. Conclusion: It is cloudy.

In a conditional statement, the hypothesis is the part that comes after the 'if' and the conclusion is the part that comes after the 'then'.

In this statement, the hypothesis is 'It is raining' and the conclusion is 'It is cloudy'.