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Statements: All pens are markers. All markers are boards. Conclusions: I. All pens are boards.
II. Some boards are pens. Which of the conclusions follow(s)?

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  • ANeither I nor II follows
  • BBoth I and II follow
  • COnly II follows
  • DOnly I follows

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Pens are inside markers, which are inside boards, so all pens are boards (I). Since pens exist and are boards, some boards are pens (II). Both follow.
Answer: B) Both I and II follow

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