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“Every odd number is prime.”  This is an example of a(n) [univ] statement and the statement is [false].

In mathematics, the word “and” means “either.”

Identify whether the following would most likely be an exercise or a problem for people in this class. Memorizing the multiplication facts up to 12 x 12 

Identify whether the following would most likely be an exercise or a problem for people in this class. Figuring out how many different outfits I can wear if I own 5 skirts, 8 blouses, and 3 scarves.

A counterexample is an example that shows a universal statement is false.

Attempt to solve the following problem.  Be sure to TRY SOMETHING, showing your thinking as best you can in the text box.  Maybe you will need to try more than one strategy.   Driving west on highway 116 I saw a sign that read “Sebastopol – 28 miles and Guerneville – 42 miles”.  On the next sign that I saw, Guerneville was exactly twice as far as it was to Sebastopol.  How many miles had been driven between signs?

“For all positive numbers, , ”  This is an example of a(n) [univ] statement and the statement is [false].

“There is some number such that ”  This is an example of a(n) [exis] statement and the statement is [true].

In mathematics, the word “or” can mean “both.”

Consider the following database table, named “customers”: cust_id name age city state 556201 Stephanie Smith 25 New York City NY 556202 Geoffry Sanders 62 Portland OR 556203 Lauren Pew 41 Salt Lake City UT 556204 Chris Nielson 36 Albany NY 556205 Jack Cho 68 Durham NC   What will be the result of the following SQL query? SELECT name, city FROM customers WHERE age > 50 ORDER BY city DESC ;