Question

Consider the following two events for an individual. A = owns a cell phone B = owns a laptop computer. Translate each event into words.

(a) Ac owns a cell phone does not own a laptop computer owns a laptop computer does not own a cell phone
(b) A and B owns a cell phone and owns a laptop computer does not own a cell phone and does not own a laptop computer owns a laptop computer and does not own a cell phone owns a cell phone and does not own a laptop computer
(c) A or B owns a laptop computer or does not own a cell phone owns a cell phone or owns a laptop computer owns a cell phone or does not own a laptop computer does not own a cell phone or does not own a laptop computer
(d) A | B owns a cell phone given does not own a laptop computer owns a laptop computer given owns a cell phone owns a cell phone given owns a laptop computer does not own a cell phone given owns a laptop computer
(e) B | A owns a cell phone given owns a laptop computer owns a laptop computer given does not own a cell phone owns a laptop computer given owns a cell phone does not own a laptop computer given owns a cell phone

Answer 1

Event A can be translated as 'owns a cell phone' and event B can be translated as 'owns a laptop computer'.

Step-by-step explanation:

Event A can be translated as 'owns a cell phone' and event B can be translated as 'owns a laptop computer'.

(a) A = owns a cell phone does not own a laptop computer

(b) A and B = owns a cell phone and owns a laptop computer

(c) A or B = owns a cell phone or owns a laptop computer

(d) A | B = owns a cell phone given does not own a laptop computer

(e) B | A = owns a laptop computer given owns a cell phone