Solved: Let P(x) be the statement “x spends more than five hours every weekday in class,” where the domain for x consists of all students. Express each of these quantifications in English. a) ∃xP(x) b) ∀xP(x) c) ∃x ¬P(x) d) ∀x ¬P(x)

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Let P(x) be the statement “x spends more than five hours every weekday in class,” where the domain for x consists of all students. Express each of these quantifications in English. a) ∃xP(x) b) ∀xP(x) c) ∃x ¬P(x) d) ∀x ¬P(x)

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