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A few Hondas are not on sale because the cars with green tags are not on sale, and a few Hondas have green tags. Translated into standard form:

a) Some Hondas with green tags are on sale.

b) No Hondas with green tags are on sale.

c) All Hondas without green tags are on sale.

d) No conclusion can be drawn.

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Final answer:

The correct standard form translation of the given scenario about Hondas and green tags would be 'No Hondas with green tags are on sale' as this logically follows from the premises provided in the scenario.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves translating a scenario about Hondas and green tags into a standard form categorical proposition. The statement provided says a few Hondas are not on sale because the cars with green tags are not on sale, and a few Hondas have green tags. This can be logically assessed to determine the most accurate conclusion in standard form.

If cars with green tags are not on sale, and it is known that a few Hondas have green tags, then we can conclude that these particular Hondas (the ones with green tags) would not be on sale. Hence, the correct translation into standard form would be option b): No Hondas with green tags are on sale. Option D, 'No conclusion can be drawn', would not be accurate since we have been given enough information to deduce that some Hondas, specifically those with green tags, are definitely not on sale as per the given premises.

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