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4. a local man loses his job and decides to trap foxes for their fur co…

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  1. a local man loses his job and decides to trap foxes for their fur coats to make a little extra money. this man is very good at trapping and traps 65 foxes over the winter when the limit set by indiana is 5 foxes a winter.

if a local man loses his job then he decides to trap foxes for their fur to make extra money
if a local man traps 65 foxes in which then ____________________________________________________________________

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

For the second "If...then..." statement, we know the limit is 5 foxes per winter. The man trapped 65, so we infer he exceeded the limit. We fill the first blank with "a winter (where the limit is 5 foxes a winter)" and the second with "he has exceeded the fox - trapping limit set by Indiana".

Answer:

If a local man traps 65 foxes in a winter (where the limit is 5 foxes a winter) then he has exceeded the fox - trapping limit set by Indiana.