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The negation of the statement "If I become a teacher, then I will open a school", is
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Options:
  • A Neither I will become a teacher nor I will open a school.
  • B I will not become a teacher or I will open a school.
  • C I will become a teacher and I will not open a school.
  • D Either I will not become a teacher or I will not open a school.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: I will become a teacher and I will not open a school.
The given statement is
"If I become a teacher, then I will open a school".
Negation of the given statements is
"I will become a teacher and I will not open a school". $(\because \sim(p \rightarrow q)=(p \wedge \sim q)$, where $p$ is first statement and $q$ is second statement.

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