Question

A friend of yours calls to say that his car would not start this morning. he asks for your help. you say that you think the battery must be dead. if so, then jump-starting the car from a good battery will solve the problem. in doing so, you are

Answer 1

You are being a helpful person to your friend.

Answer 2

Answer:You are stating a hypothesis and using that hypothesis to make a testable prediction

Explanation: A hypothesis is an idea or prediction that you can test, you say that you think the battery must be dead, this is a prediction so you are stating a hypothesis so to test this hypothesis you suggest that your friend jump-start the car and if it has a good battery this will solve the problem. This will test if your hypothesis is valid depending on the outcome of this test.