Concept explainers
(a)
To convert: The statement “If the value of my portfolio exceeds $ 100,000 or the price of my stock in Ford Motor Company falls below $50 per share, then I will sell all my shares of Ford stock and I will give the proceeds to the United Way” in symbols.
(b)
To find: The truth value for the statement “If my portfolio is worth $80,000, Ford Motor stock is at $56 per share, I sell my Ford Motor stock, and I keep the proceeds” as an equivalent statement using the connective “or”.
(c)
To explain: The circumstances in which the statement will be true or false.
(d)
To find: The negation of the statement “If the value of my portfolio exceeds $ 100,000 or the price of my stock in Ford Motor Company falls below $50 per share, then I will sell all my shares of Ford stock and I will give the proceeds to the United Way”
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