Hi all, please help me with this problem:
My reasoning is:
e. Since y is not greater than x and y is not equal to x then from this follows that у is less than x, which is equivalent to the statement x > y (from the above). So my answer: x > y is the only true statement.
f. Since y is not less than x and y is not equal to x then from this follows that y is greater than x, which is equivalent to the statement x < y (from the above).
So my answer: x < y is the only true statement.
Am I right?
(on the image in red color are the answers suggested by the book (i have instructor's copy for self-study) which contradicts with my reasoning...)
P.S. sorry for my English)
In each of the following exercises x and y represent any two whole numbers.
As you know, for these numbers exactly one of the statements x < y, x = y, or x > y is true.
Which of these is the true statement for each of the following exercises?
My reasoning is:
e. Since y is not greater than x and y is not equal to x then from this follows that у is less than x, which is equivalent to the statement x > y (from the above). So my answer: x > y is the only true statement.
f. Since y is not less than x and y is not equal to x then from this follows that y is greater than x, which is equivalent to the statement x < y (from the above).
So my answer: x < y is the only true statement.
Am I right?
(on the image in red color are the answers suggested by the book (i have instructor's copy for self-study) which contradicts with my reasoning...)
P.S. sorry for my English)
