Question

Identify the hypothesis of the statement. If a number is negative, then the number is less than zero. A) a number is negative B) a number is positive C) the number is less than zero D) the number is greater than zero

Answer 1

Answer: A) a number is negative

Step-by-step explanation:

A conditional statement is written as:

If P, then Q.

Where P is the hypothesis and Q the conclusion.

In this case, we have:

If a number is negative, then the number is less than zero.

then we have:

P = a number is negative.

Q = the number is less than zero.

Then the hypothesis will be "a number is negative"

The correct option is A.