Practice mode Logical Reasoning

Consider the statement: ‘The price of wheat rises only if bread becomes costlier.’ Which of the following means the same?

Correct answer A. If the price of wheat rises, then bread becomes costlier.

Explanation

'P only if Q' means Q is necessary for P, so whenever the price of wheat rises, it must be that bread becomes costlier. This is the same as 'If P, then Q'.

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