Select the Best Translation into Predicate Logic, Using the Following

question 291

Multiple Choice

select the best translation into predicate logic, using the following translation key:
Cx: x is a cheetah
Lx: x is a lion
Tx: x is a tiger
Fxy: x is faster than y
Lxy: x is larger than y
-Some lions are larger than all cheetahs.

• A) (∃x)[Lx • (∀y)(Lxy ⊃ Cy)]
• B) (∃x)(∀y)[(Lx • Lxy) ⊃ Cy]
• C) (∃x)[Lx • (∀y)(Cy ⊃ Lxy)]
• D) (∀x)[Cx ⊃ (∃y)(Ly • Lxy)]
• E) (∃x)[Lx ⊃ (∀y)(Cy ⊃ Lxy)]

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