Use p : Ramesh is rich , q : Pradeep is poor. Think of " poor " as " not rich " , and write each of these statements in symbolic form.
Either Ramesh is rich or Pradeep is rich .

Answer

To solve the problem, we need to express the statement "Either Ramesh is rich or Pradeep is rich" in symbolic form using the given symbols:

1. **Identify the symbols**:
- Let \( p \): Ramesh is rich.
- Let \( q \): Pradeep is poor.

2. **Understand the meaning of "poor"**:
- The statement indicates that "poor" means "not rich". Therefore, if Pradeep is poor, it implies that he is not rich. Thus, the negation of \( p \) (Ramesh is rich) will be \( \neg p \) (Ramesh is not rich), and the negation of \( q \) (Pradeep is poor) will be \( \neg q \) (Pradeep is rich).

3. **Translate the statement**:
- The statement "Either Ramesh is rich or Pradeep is rich" can be broken down as:
- Ramesh is rich: \( p \)
- Pradeep is rich: \( \neg q \) (since being poor means not being rich)
- Therefore, the statement can be represented in symbolic form as:
\[ p \lor \neg q \]

4. **Final answer**:
- The symbolic representation of the statement "Either Ramesh is rich or Pradeep is rich" is:
\[ p \lor \neg q \]