Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

I want to explore your understanding of what has actually taken place in this ninth-grade biology class that your daughter Alix is presently taking. Is it your understanding that Darwin's theory of evolution will be taught in this class pursuant to the Pennsylvania academic standards?
Hypothesis: Alix is a senior.
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Answer:
No

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Nubkhesbed ("Gold and Lapis lazuli") was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 20th dynasty. She was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses VI and mother of Pharaoh Ramesses VII, Princess Iset (God's Wife of Amun) and Princes Amenherkhepshef and Panebenkemyt.
Hypothesis: Nubkhesbed was married to a Pharaoh.
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Answer:
Yes

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Anglo/Dutch Royal Dutch Shell, Total, of France, and Spain's Repsol were all named as examples of established oil companies involved in the oil-for-food programme before surcharges began in 2001.
Hypothesis: the surcharges began after 1991
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Answer:
Yes