Let p represent the statement, "Jim plays football", and let q represent the statement "Michael plays basketball". Convert the compound statement into symbols.
-Jim plays football and Michael plays basketball.
A) $\sim p \wedge q$
B) $p \vee q$
C) $\mathrm { p } \wedge \mathrm { q }$
D) $\mathrm { p } \mathrm {} \vee \sim \mathrm { q }$

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 plays football and Michael plays basketball. 
A) $\sim p \wedge q$
B) $p \vee q$
C) $\mathrm { p } \wedge \mathrm { q }$
D) $\mathrm { p } \mathrm {} \vee \sim \mathrm { q }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement "Jim plays football and Michael plays basketball" is a conjunction of p and q, represented symbolically as $p \wedge q$.

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 $\sim p \wedge q$