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Conclusions: I. Some Pouches are Bags. II. Some Purses are Clips. Statements: (1) Some Bags are Pouches. All Pouches are Clips. All Clips are Purses. (2) All Purses are Bags. Some Clips are Pouches. Some Pouches are Bags. (3) Some Bags are Purses. Some Pouches are Clips. All Pouches are Bags. (4) Some Pouches are Bags. Some Clips are Pouches. All Purses are Clips. (5) Some Bags are Pouches. Some Clips are Bags. Some Purses are Clips.

1. Only statement III
2. Both statement I and IV
3. Only statement II
4. Both statement III and IV

Correct answer: Both statement I and IV

Solution

Conclusion I requires existence of some Pouches that are Bags, and Conclusion II requires existence of some Purses that are Clips. Statement (1) gives some Bags are Pouches, so Conclusion I follows, and all Clips are Purses with some Pouches being Clips, so Conclusion II follows. Statement (4) also gives some Pouches are Bags and some Purses are Clips, so both conclusions follow.

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