How to Write a Contrapositive Statement?

To form the contrapositive of the conditional statement, interchange the hypothesis and the conclusion of the inverse statement. The contrapositive of "If it rains, then they cancel school" is "If they do not cancel school, then it does not rain." If p , then q .

What is the contrapositive of an OR statement?

A conditional statement (or 'if-then' statement) is a statement with a hypothesis followed by a conclusion. If a conditional statement is p→q (if p then q), then the contrapositive is ∼q→∼p (if not q then not p).

What is a converse statement example?

A converse statement is gotten by exchanging the positions of 'p' and 'q' in the given condition. For example, "If Cliff is thirsty, then she drinks water" is a condition. The converse statement is "If Cliff drinks water, then she is thirsty."

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