Identify the two statements that contradict each other.
I. Mark, Tina, and Pedro read 27 books among them for a class.
II. Pedro read 7 books.
III. None of the three students read more than 7 books.
A.

II and III

B.

I and II

C.

I and III

D.

No two statements contradict each other.

Question

Identify the two statements that contradict each other.
I. Mark, Tina, and Pedro read 27 books among them for a class.
II. Pedro read 7 books.
III. None of the three students read more than 7 books.
 A.	
 
II and III
 
 B.	
 
I and II
 
 C.	
 
I and III
 
 D.	
 
No two statements contradict each other.

bahrom7893 · Answer

1 and 3

anonymous · Answer

I and III.  If none read more than seven books, the most the three of them could have read is 21, which contradicts statement I.