Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: All follow
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
Here we combine two universal statements (“all” and “no”) to derive universal negatives. When a class is fully inside another (all trains ⊆ buses) and that other class is disjoint from a third (no rooms are buses), then the inside class is also disjoint from the third (no trains are rooms).
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
Use contrapositive-style reasoning with set relations. If class A is disjoint from B, then any subset of B is also disjoint from A. Also, if all X belong to a class disjoint from Y, then X and Y are disjoint.
Step-by-Step Solution:
III: From T ⊆ B and R ∩ B = ∅, it follows that T ∩ R = ∅, so “No train is a room.” III follows.I: Since Bo ⊆ R and R is disjoint from B, Bo is also disjoint from B. Because T ⊆ B, Bo ∩ T = ∅, hence “No boat is a train.” I follows.II: From Bo ⊆ R and R ∩ B = ∅, we have Bo ∩ B = ∅, so “No bus is a boat.” II follows.
Verification / Alternative check:
Draw three non-overlapping regions for buses and rooms, with trains placed entirely inside buses and boats entirely inside rooms. Visual inspection confirms all three conclusions.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Common Pitfalls:
Forgetting that a subset of a set disjoint from another is also disjoint from that other; misreading “no A is B” as “some A are not B.”
Final Answer:
All follow
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