1. The cost of goods was $1.00. The cost of labor to manufacture the item was $0.50.

The sales price of the item was $5.00. So, the item always provides a good profit
for the stores selling it.
2. Every windstorm in this area comes from the north. I can see a big cloud of dust in
the distance. A new windstorm is coming from the north.
3. Bob is showing a big diamond ring to his friend Larry. Bob has told Larry that he
is planning to marry Joan. Bob must be surprising Joan with the diamond ring
tonight.
4. All horses have manes. The Arabian is a horse; therefore, Arabians have manes.
5. The chair in the living room is red. The chair in the dining room is red. The chair
in the bedroom is red. All the chairs in the house are red.
6. It's dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now, so it would be
dangerous to drive.
7. Every time you eat peanuts, you start to cough. You are allergic to peanuts.
8. Every cat that you've observed purrs. Therefore, all cats must purr.
9. Michael just moved here from Chicago. Michael has red hair. Therefore, all
people from Chicago have red hair.
10. The children in that house yell loudly when they play in their bedroom. I can hear
children yelling in that house. Therefore, the children must be playing in their
bedroom.
11. Elephants have cells in their bodies and all cells have DNA. Therefore, elephants
have DNA.
12. Every chicken we've seen has been brown. All chickens in this area must be
brown.
13. John is an excellent swimmer. His family has a swimming pool. John's sister Mary
must also be an excellent swimmer.
14. All brown dogs in the park today are small dogs. Therefore, all small dogs must
be brown.
15. All the children in this daycare center like to play with Legos. All children must
like to play with Legos.
16. Cacti are plants and all plants perform photosynthesis; therefore, cacti perform
photosynthesis.
17. Ray is a football player. All the other football players on the high school team
weigh more than 170 pounds. Therefore, Ray must weigh more than 170 pounds.
18. Practically every house on South Street is falling apart. Sherry lives on South
Street. Her house is probably falling apart. All dolphins are mammals, all
mammals have kidneys; therefore all dolphins have kidneys.
19. All numbers ending in 0 or 5 are divisible by 5. The number 35 ends with a 5, so it
must be divisible by 5.
20. Jennifer always leaves for school at 7:00 a.m. Jennifer is always on time. Jennifer
assumes, then, that she if she leaves at 7:00 a.m. for school today, she will be on
time.
21. All birds have feathers and all robins are birds. Therefore, robins have
22. Red meat has iron in it and beef is red meat. Therefore, beef has iron in it.
23. Acute angles are less than 90 degrees. This angle is 40 degrees, so it must be
acute.
24. All noble gases are stable. Helium is a noble gas, so helium is stable.