A Friend of Yours Calls to Say That His Car

A friend of yours calls to say that his car would not start this morning. He asks for your help. You say that you think the battery must be dead, and that if so, then jump- starting the car from a good battery will solve the problem. In doing so, you are

A) only stating a hypothesis for why the car won't start.
B) stating both a specific hypothesis about why the car won't start and a prediction of the hypothesis.
C) performing an experimental test of a hypothesis for why the car won't start.
D) searching for observations that might inspire a hypothesis for why the car won't start.