Unit 12 · Multi-Step Conditional Reasoning

Kinta's Driving Test — Necessary Condition Deduction

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"Must have 20 hours to have a chance" means 20 hours is NECESSARY. The contrapositive is: less than 20 hours → zero chance (cannot pass). Option B states exactly this. Option A wrongly treats 20 hours as SUFFICIENT (a guarantee), which the rule never says.

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0:00Introduction
0:23The Question
1:09Strategy
1:56Step 1: Write the rule as an arrow
2:31Step 2: Find the contrapositive
3:04Step 3: Test each option
3:53Correct answer

Question

When Kinta was learning to drive his instructor told him: "To have even a chance of passing your driving test you must have had at least 20 hours of driving practice."

If Kinta’s instructor is correct, which one of these will be true?

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