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Statement: All trees are strong, some strong trees are wideConclusions1. All strong trees are wide2. All trees are wide and strongNeither 1 nor 2 followsOnly Conclusion 2 followsEither 1 or 2 followsBoth 1 and 2 follow

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Statement: All trees are strong, some strong trees are wideConclusions1. All strong trees are wide2. All trees are wide and strongNeither 1 nor 2 followsOnly Conclusion 2 followsEither 1 or 2 followsBoth 1 and 2 follow

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The correct answer is "Neither 1 nor 2 follows".

Here's why:

The statement says "All trees are strong, some strong trees are wide".

From this, we can't conclude that "All strong trees are wide" because the statement only mentions that some, not all, strong trees are wide. So, conclusion 1 does not follow.

Similarly, we can't conclude that "All trees are wide and strong". While the statement does say all trees are strong, it doesn't say all trees are wide. So, conclusion 2 also does not follow.

Therefore, neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows from the statement.

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