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Determine which, if any, of the three statements are equivalent. Give a reason for your conclusion. Show complete work

I) If the garden needs watering, then the garden does not need weeding.
II) Either the garden needs watering or the garden does not need weeding.
III) If the garden does not need watering, then the garden does not need weeding.

a. None are equivalent
b. I, II, and III are equivalent
c. I and II are equivalent
d. I and III are equivalent
e. II and III are equivalent

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In this solution, we concisely evaluate the conditional statements.

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Let p="the garden needs watering"
q="the garden needs weeding"

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