Question 64
MediumOriginal questionAssume the statements are true.
Statements: All seeds are grains. Some grains are nuts. No nut is a bean.
Conclusions:
I. Some seeds are beans.
II. No seed is a bean.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The statements give 'Some grains are not beans' (the nut-grains), but nothing about seeds and beans.
Seeds may overlap beans or may not, so neither I nor II is definite.
I and II are the complementary Some/No pair on seeds and beans, so one of them must be true.
Either I or II follows.
- Concept
- Either-or in a three-statement chain
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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