Suppose That a Homeowner Notices a 20 Percent Increase in the Water

question 4

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a homeowner notices a 20 percent increase in the water bill for July. The homeowner traces this increase to four sources: a running toilet, a dripping faucet, a guest who visited for two days, and a broken sprinkler head. Further study shows that the broken toilet accounts for 8 percent of the increase, the faucet 2 percent, and the visiting guest 4 percent. The homeowner concludes that the remaining 8 percent is attributable to the broken sprinkler head. What method did the homeowner use in drawing this conclusion?

• A) The method of agreement.
• B) The joint method of agreement and difference.
• C) The method of difference.
• D) The method of residues.
• E) The method of concomitant variation.

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