Premise: "A man is wearing sound blockers on his ears."
Hypothesis: "The man has something near his ears."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no A step-by-step solution is:

Sound blockers are something that goes on people's ears. If an object is on the man's ears then it must also be near his ears.
The final answer: yes.