Question

determine whether the type of reasoning used is inductive or deductive reasoning. every time beth sold back her textbooks, she got about 10% of what she paid for them; so this semester she decided to not bother selling her books back. this is an example of select reasoning.

Explanation:

Inductive reasoning uses specific past observations to draw a general conclusion or make a future prediction. Beth uses her repeated past experiences (getting ~10% of her textbook cost when selling them back) to decide not to sell her books this semester, which fits this pattern. Deductive reasoning would start with a general rule and apply it to a specific case, which is not what happens here.

Answer:

Inductive