Question

p: Jennifer likes James.
q: James likes Jennifer.

Statement: ~p ∧ q ...
A) James does not like Jennifer, but Jennifer likes James... B)James likes Jennifer, but Jennifer does not like James...C) Jennifer likes James and James likes Jennifer.... D) Jennifer does not like James, but James likes Jennifer.

Answer 1

they are a couple

Answer 2

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

u have to pick A,B,C or D

Answer 4

p: Jennifer likes James

so

~p : ????

Answer 5

hold on i'll attach a prt sctn

Answer 6

If

p: Jennifer likes James

then what does ~p stand for?

Answer 7

umm... does not?

Answer 8

so

~p: Jennifer does not like James

Answer 9

so thats the anwser then?

Answer 10

close, but it's not the full answer

Answer 11

ennifer does not like James, but James likes Jennifer.

Answer 12

yes you got it

Answer 13

so the second one on the attachment would be: If the bus has not been repaired, then the kids are not home from school?

Answer 14

no

Answer 15

q corresponds to what?

Answer 16

If the bus has not been repaired, then the kids are home from school

Answer 17

how can the kids come home if the bus hasn't been repaired

Answer 18

If the kids are not home from school, then the bus has not been repaired.

Answer 19

good

Answer 20

What is the contrapositive of the following statement?

If Tom campaigns for treasurer, he will be elected.

Answer 21

the contrapositive of

p -> q

is

~q -> ~p

Answer 22

If Tom is elected treasurer, then he campaigned.

Answer 23

does that help?

Answer 24

so thats the anwser?

Answer 25

Here's a similar example


Original: If it did rain, then it is wet outside

Contrapositive: If it is NOT wet outside, then it did NOT rain

Answer 26

If Tom is not elected treasurer, then he did not campaign.

Answer 27

close, you flip it though

Answer 28

If Tom does not campaign for treasurer, then he will not be elected.

Answer 29

bingo

Answer 30

and if you think about it, the statement you made makes sense

Answer 31

if someone doesn't campaign, then they're likely to never get elected

Answer 32

since no one will know about the candidate

Answer 33

thank you, you are litterly the only person who has helped me this much

Answer 34

i'm glad

Answer 35

hopefully it's making more sense?

Answer 36

more than it did before

Answer 37

alright, that's great, i'm glad it does