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PRACTICE EXERCISES MMW

The document provides 10 practice questions about symbolizing statements using logical operators like negation and conjunction. For each question, students are asked to select the correct logical expression that corresponds to the negation of an English language statement. The questions cover topics like symbolic logic, speed limits, circus clowns, and job interviews.

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PRACTICE EXERCISES MMW

The document provides 10 practice questions about symbolizing statements using logical operators like negation and conjunction. For each question, students are asked to select the correct logical expression that corresponds to the negation of an English language statement. The questions cover topics like symbolic logic, speed limits, circus clowns, and job interviews.

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PRACTICE EXERCISES

DIRECTION: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Suppose p is the statement 'You need a credit card' and q is the statement
'I have a
nickel.'
Select the correct statement corresponding to the symbols ~(p∨q).
A. You don't need a credit card and I have a nickel.
B. It is not the case that either you need a credit card or I have a nickel.
C. You don't need a credit card or I have a nickel.
D. None of these.
2. Suppose p is the statement 'There are 1,000 meters in one kilometer' and q
is the
statement 'You will give me a cake.' Select the correct symbolization for the
statement
'There are 1,000 meters in one kilometer or you will not give me a cake'.
A. ~(p∧q)
B. p∧~q
C. p∨~q
D. None of these
3. Suppose p is the statement 'There are 1,000 meters in one kilometer' and q
is the
statement 'You will order a burrito.' Select the correct symbolization for the
statement
'There are not 1,000 meters in one kilometer and you won't order a burrito'.
A. ~p∧~q
B. ~(p∧q)
C. ~ p∨~q
D. None of these
4. Suppose p is the statement 'I play softball' and q is the statement 'The
moon is 250,000
miles from Earth.' Select the correct statement corresponding to the symbols
~p∧q.
A. I don't play softball and the moon is 250,000 miles from Earth.
B. It is not the case that either I play softball or the moon is 250,000 miles
from Earth.
C. I don't play softball or the moon is 250,000 miles from Earth.
D. It is not the case that both I play softball and the moon is 250,000 miles
from Earth.
5. Select the statement that is the negation of “All summer days are muggy.”
A. All muggy days are summer.
B. Some summer days are muggy.
C. Some summer days are not muggy.
D. No summer days are muggy.
6. Select the statement that is the negation of “Some weasels are cuddly.”
A. No weasels are cuddly.
B. All weasels are cuddly.
C. Some weasels are not cuddly.
D. All cuttlefish are weasely.
7. Select the statement that is the negation of
“Coach Spurrier is charming and Coach Spurrier is modest.”

A. Coach Spurrier is not charming and Coach Spurrier is not modest.


B. Coach Spurrier is not charming or Coach Spurrier is not modest.
C. Coach Spurrier is not charming and Coach Spurrier is modest.
D. Let’s get serious for a minute.
8. Select the statement that is the negation of
“The speed limit is 55 and granny is driving 35.”
A. The speed limit is not 55 or granny is not driving 35.
B. The speed limit is not 55 and granny is not driving 35
C. The speed limit is not 55 or granny is driving 35.
D. The speed limit is not 55 and granny is driving 35.
E. Counseling for road rage is available at 1 - 900 - calmdown.
9. Select the statement that is the negation of “All circus clowns are
undignified.”
A. All circus clowns are dignified.
B. All cirrus clouds are indistinguishable.
C. Some circus clowns are dignified.
D. No circus clowns are dignified.
10. Select the statement that is the negation of “You wear matching socks to
the
interview or you don’t get hired.”
A. You don’t wear matching socks to the interview or you get hired.
B. You don’t wear matching socks to the interview and you get hired.
C. You don’t wear matching socks to the interview and you don’t get hired.
D. If you don’t wear matching socks to the interview, then you don’t get hired.

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