Discrete Math:
Let p and q be propositions,
p: I brought a lottery ticket this week,
q: I won the million dollar jackpot on Friday.
Express each propersition as an English sentence.

p v q

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Discrete Math: 
Let p and q be propositions,
p: I brought a lottery ticket this week, 
q: I won the million dollar jackpot on Friday.
Express each propersition as an English sentence.

p v q

anonymous · Answer

I'm new to discrete math and I was wondering if I could get someone to help me on this one. I know "pv q" is a disjunction using "or"...

anonymous · Answer

the "v" means "or"

Just write the english propositions out with "or" in between them.

anonymous · Answer

so would the translation be "I brought the lottery ticket this week or I won the million dollar jackpot on Friday"?

anonymous · Answer

That's it.  Sometimes math really *is* simple :)

anonymous · Answer

I guess so , I wasn't sure though cause in real life that statement wouldn't make sense. I guess I'll just have to get use to seeing it this wa then. Thanks.

anonymous · Answer

It makes sense for them standpoint that if you won on Friday you wouldn't have bought one this week...

so there's a bit of a disjointedness between the two.

anonymous · Answer

Of course, in math, the "or" can include both...unlike typical english.