Statements: Some cameras are phones. No phone is a computer. Conclusions: I. No camera is a computer. II. Some phones are cameras. III. All computers are phones.
Correct answer: A. Only II
- A. Only II
- B. Only III
- C. None
- D. I and II
Explanation
The correct answer is Option A: Only II.Here's why:Conclusion I: 'No camera is a computer' is not necessarily true because the statements do not provide enough information to rule out the possibility of some cameras being computers.Conclusion II: 'Some phones are cameras' is directly supported by the statement 'Some cameras are phones'. If some cameras are phones, then it naturally follows that some phones are cameras.Conclusion III: 'All computers are phones' is incorrect because the statement 'No phone is a computer' directly contradicts this conclusion.
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