Question

Which of the following is a statement?

(a) Women are more intelligent than men

(b) Two plus two is three

(c) Open the door

(d) Shut your mouth

The question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question comes from Mathematical Reasoning topic in section Mathematical Reasoning of Mathematics – Class 11

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) Two plus two is three

The explanation: A sentence is called mathematically acceptable statement if it is either true or false but not both.

“Two plus two is three” is false so it is a statement. Rest we cannot decide whether they are true or false.