Card Hypothesis

FACT: Each card has a number on one side and a letter on the other.
HYPOTHESIS: Every card that has a vowel on one side has an even number on its opposite side.
THE TEST: Which card or cards must you turn over in order to test the Hypothesis?

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The 15 possible answers are:

All four cards: A B C D
Three cards: A B C / A B D / A C D / B C D
Just two cards: A and B / A and C / A and D / B and C / B and D / C and D
Just one card: Card A only / Card B only / Card C only / Card D only

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19 Responses to Card Hypothesis

  1. mrmba1's avatar mrmba1 says:

    A and C

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  2. capched's avatar capched says:

    Just two cards: A and C

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  3. johnwick66's avatar johnwick66 says:

    you will need to flip 2 cards. B and C. B needs to be an even number when flipped and C needs to be a vowel when flipped in order to prove the hypothesis.

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  4. icedcoffeeislife's avatar icedcoffeeislife says:

    It just cards A and C

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  5. compiistudent's avatar compiistudent says:

    Card C, Card A, Card D, Card B

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  6. imgoingswimming's avatar imgoingswimming says:

    Just A and C

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  7. Chris McGee's avatar carsonwentz1186 says:

    All Four

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  8. justheretopass's avatar justheretopass says:

    just A and C

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  9. person345's avatar person345 says:

    Cards B and C

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  10. johnwick66's avatar johnwick66 says:

    you will need to flip 2 cards. A and C. A needs to be an even number when flipped and C needs to be a vowel when flipped in order to prove the hypothesis.

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  11. kobebryant32's avatar kobebryant32 says:

    A and C

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  12. honeysucklelilac's avatar honeysucklelilac says:

    a and c

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  13. thecommoncase's avatar thecommoncase says:

    All of the cards

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  14. davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:

    Huh. Nobody said A and D.

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  15. chickendinner's avatar chickendinner says:

    Card A and Card D

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