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Statements: No dependable machine is cheap. Some of the machines in this workshop are cheap. Which conclusion follows from these statements?

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  • ASome of the machines in this workshop are not dependable
  • BAll the machines in this workshop are dependable
  • CNone of the machines in this workshop is dependable
  • DAll cheap machines are located in this workshop

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Since no dependable machine is cheap, every cheap machine is undependable. Some workshop machines are cheap, so those particular machines are undependable, which yields the particular conclusion. Nothing is known about the workshop's other machines, so the sweeping claims in the remaining options do not follow.
Answer: A) Some of the machines in this workshop are not dependable

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