Question

If a number is an integer, then it is either positive or negative.

Which is the hypothesis of the conditional?

O A. A number is an integer.

B. A number is either positive or negative.

о O

C. A number is both positive and negative.

OD. A number is not an integer.

Answer 1

Answer: A. A number is an integer

Explanation:

When we write a statement such as “If P then Q” we should note that the statement means that anytime P is true, it also means that Q must also be true.

The statement P is what we refer to as a hypothesis of the conditional statement, while we refer to the statement Q as conclusion of a conditional statement.

In the above example, the hypothesis if the conditional will be "a number is an integer" while the conclusion will be "it is either positive or negative".