If you pass general chemistry, then you can take organic chemistry.

You pass general chemistry.
�ˆ You can take organic chemistry.
Let P = you pass general chemistry
Let Q = you can take organic chemistry

I came up with
P - >Q
P
therefore Q

But my set up is wrong, how do I set up this problem correctly?

User Icon for Madison Madison answered
13 years ago

Would the set up be [(p-->q)^~p]-->~q

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To correctly set up this problem, you can use the concept of conditional statements. Let's rephrase the statement "If you pass general chemistry, then you can take organic chemistry" as a conditional statement:

If someone passes general chemistry, then they can take organic chemistry.

Now, let's define the variables:

P: Someone passes general chemistry.
Q: Someone can take organic chemistry.

With this, the correct setup for the problem is:

P → Q
P

And you want to determine the conclusion, which is Q.