Assignment 1

  1. Assume the truth values of the following statements:
    “Bleebs are quills” is TRUE
    “Blarbs are snarfs” is FALSE
    “Blairs are mares” is TRUE
    Determine whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE:
    • Bleebs are quills or Blairs are mares.
    • If Blairs are mares then Blarbs are snarfs.
    • If Blarbs are snarfs then Blairs are mares.
    • If Bleebs are not quills then both Blarbs are not snarfs and Blairs are not mares
  2. Find the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of the following sentence
    • If weapons of mass destruction are stored in Iraq, then the U.S. troops will find them.
    • If it’s raining, then the streets are wet.
    • If blarbs are snarfs, then hameeds are steeds.
    • If the gloves fit, then the jury will acquit.
  3. State as an “if . . . then . . .” sentence:
    • Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
    • Beer sales end after the 7th inning.
    • People who go to college make more money than people who have not.
    • You may purchase beer provided you are 21 or older.
    • One gets wiser with age.
    • All the glitter isn’t gold.
    • All hexagons are regular polygon.

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