Let p represent the statement, "Jim plays football", and let q represent the statement "Michael plays basketball". Convert the compound statement into symbols.
-Jim does not play football and Michael plays basketball.
A) $\sim p \wedge q$
B) $p \wedge q$
C) $\sim ( p \wedge q )$
D) $\sim p \vee q$

Question

Let p represent the statement, "Jim plays football", and let q represent the statement "Michael plays basketball". Convert the compound statement into symbols.
-Jim does not play football and Michael plays basketball. 
A) $\sim p \wedge q$
B) $p \wedge q$
C) $\sim ( p \wedge q )$
D) $\sim p \vee q$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement "Jim does not play football and Michael plays basketball" can be symbolized as $\sim p \wedge q$, where $\sim p$ means "Jim does not play football" and $q$ means "Michael plays basketball". The conjunction $\wedge$ indicates "and".

Let P Represent the Statement, "Jim Plays Football", and Let ∼p∧q\sim p \wedge q∼p∧q

Let P Represent the Statement, "Jim Plays Football", and Let $\sim p \wedge q$