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Solving Math and Mysteries By     Fernando zendejas Oh no my bike got stolen! How am I going to solve this problem?! Although you use inductive and deductive reasoning to solve math problems, you also use it in mysteries. Deductive reasoning is used heavily in math, inductive reasoning is used heavily in solving mysteries, but there are many times when both types of reasoning are used interchangeably when solving mysteries and math problems. Math uses mostly deductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning is a strategy to solve a problem where you begin with a theory. In math when you are solving problems that involve formulas, this is deductive reasoning. The formula is like the theory and then you plug in your evidence to solve the problem. Another way math uses deductive reasoning is when you are solving word problems. You have the theory in the problem and then have to break the problem into smaller parts to figure out the answer. In mysteries, we use inductive reasoning mostly because you have a theory of how the crime happened and then you look at evidence to see if your theory is correct. Inductive reasoning is where you begin with evidence to figure out the theory. In the story, “The Prize Winner”, by Marvin Miller, Sherwood Hawk, looked at evidence closely before stating his theory. He researched the evidence first. Sometimes, deductive and inductive reasoning can be used to solve both math problems and mysteries. Deductive reasoning happened when the husband in “The Kidnapped Prize Winner” by Marvin Miller, was building a theory when he thought the maid or the grandpa kidnapped the husband’s wife. He began with his theory and then looked closely at the evidence to see if he was correct or not. Sometimes when solving math problems in math, you use inductive reasoning. An example of this would be  Even though you use inductive and deductive reasoning, you also use it in mysteries and in math. In “The Bus Ride” by Sahar Sabati, the nurse was having a lot of theory’s. She said, “Different scenarios explaining the man’s behavior spinning in my head, I was dozing off when a sharp, foul smell made my eyes snap open.” She would have her theory and use evidence to convince her if she was right or not. Wow, that’s how you use inductive and deductive reasoning in math and mysteries. Inductive and deductive reasoning is used to solve math problems and mysteries. Deductive reasoning is used mostly to solve math problems; inductive reasoning is used mostly to solve mysteries.