Let P Represent the Statement, ʺJim Plays Footballʺ, and Let $\sim p \wedge q$

question 175

Multiple Choice

Let p represent the statement, ʺJim plays footballʺ, and let q represent ʺMichael plays basketballʺ. Convert the compound statements into symbols.
-Jim plays football and Michael plays basketball.

• A) \(\sim p \wedge q\)
• B) \(p \wedge q\)
• C) \(\mathrm { p } _ { \vee } \sim \mathrm { q }\)
• D) \(\mathrm { p } \vee \mathrm { q }\) )p

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Definitions:

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