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Next CSE-PPT: 14 March 2027

If the printer is out of ink, the report cannot be printed. The report was printed. Which conclusion follows?

Correct answer: D. The printer was not out of ink.

From "if P, then not Q" and "Q is true", we conclude "not P". Since the report was printed, the printer could not have been out of ink, assuming the report was printed on this printer as the statement implies.

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The correct answer is D. The printer was not out of ink.

From "if P, then not Q" and "Q is true", we conclude "not P". Since the report was printed, the printer could not have been out of ink, assuming the report was printed on this printer as the statement implies.

Topic: Syllogisms and Deductive Reasoning MCQs · Subject: Analytical Ability