Question 48
HardOriginal questionAssume the statements are true.
Statements: All pots are pans. No pan is a lid. Some lids are handles.
Conclusions:
I. Some pots are handles.
II. Some handles are not pots.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Every pot is a pan and no pan is a lid, so no pot is a lid.
The handles that are lids cannot be pots. So some handles are not pots: II follows.
Handles that are not lids may or may not be pots, so I is not definite.
Only II follows.
- Concept
- All + No, then No + Some
- Typical timeTypical
- 110 s
- Your timeYours
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