Read the following scenario and determine if the statement is a fact or an inference. Johnny is a first-year student at GMC and is taking 3 courses: ENG 101, BIO 123, and PER 101. Johnny is also working 20 hours per week and assisting his mother with childcare for his two younger siblings. Johnny is at risk of failing all of his subjects. Johnny is overwhelmed.

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Stanley Burns

Social Studies

29 November, 10:02

Read the following scenario and determine if the statement is a fact or an inference. Johnny is a first-year student at GMC and is taking 3 courses: ENG 101, BIO 123, and PER 101. Johnny is also working 20 hours per week and assisting his mother with childcare for his two younger siblings. Johnny is at risk of failing all of his subjects. Johnny is overwhelmed.

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Russell Shepard · Answer 1

Johnny is at risk of failing all of his subjects - Inference

Johnny is overwhelmed - Inference

Explanation:

An inference is a conclusion made on the basis of reasoning and by considering the facts. A fact describes events. It is "as is," no judgments or deductions need to be made. For example it is a fact that the First World War began in 1914. It is also a fact that Johnny is a first-year student.

However, Johnny being at risk of failing all of his subjects or being overwhelmed are inferences we may make by observing the facts and making deductions from them.