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1962 AHSME Problem 30
Consider the statements:
\begin{array}{l} \textbf{(1)}\ \text{p and q are both true}\qquad\\ \textbf{(2)}\ \text{p is true and q is false}\qquad\\ \textbf{(3)}\ \text{p is false and q is true}\qquad\\ \textbf{(4)}\ \text{p is false and q is false.} \end{array}
How many of these imply the negative of the statement "p and q are both true?"
\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4
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