A certain island is inhabited only by two groups: liars and truth-tellers. Truth-tellers always utter true statements; liars always utter false statements. You meet three inhabitants, Polly, Quentin, and Raquel, who say the following: Polly: "Quentin and I are both liars." Quentin: “If Polly is a truth-teller, then I am a liar; and Raquel and I are from the same group." Raquel: "Quentin and I are from the same group." (a) Translate each statement above into a formula of propositional logic. (b) Construct truth tables for the formulas you wrote in part (a). (c) Decide who is a liar and who is a truth-teller. Explain your answer

A certain island is inhabited only by two groups: liars and truth-tellers. Truth-tellers always utter true statements; liars always utter false statements. You meet three inhabitants, Polly, Quentin, and Raquel, who say the following: Polly: "Quentin and I are both liars." Quentin: “If Polly is a truth-teller, then I am a liar; and Raquel and I are from the same group." Raquel: "Quentin and I are from the same group." (a) Translate each statement above into a formula of propositional logic. (b) Construct truth tables for the formulas you wrote in part (a). (c) Decide who is a liar and who is a truth-teller. Explain your answer

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A certain island is inhabited only by two groups: liars and truth-tellers. Truth-tellers always utter
true statements; liars always utter false statements. You meet three inhabitants, Polly, Quentin,
and Raquel, who say the following:
Polly: "Quentin and I are both liars."
Quentin: “If Polly is a truth-teller, then I am a liar; and Raquel and I are from the same group."
Raquel: "Quentin and I are from the same group."
(a) Translate each statement above into a formula of propositional logic.
(b) Construct truth tables for the formulas you wrote in part (a).
(c) Decide who is a liar and who is a truth-teller. Explain your answer

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