Question

The contrapositive of a conditional statement is "If an item is not worth five dimes, then it is not worth two quarters.”

What is the converse of the original statement?

A. If an item is not worth two quarters, then it is not worth five dimes.
B. If an item is worth two quarters, then it is worth five dimes.
C. If an item is worth five dimes, then it is worth two quarters.
D. If an item is not worth five quarters, then it is worth two dimes.

Answer 1

The answer is C on EDGEN.

Step-by-step explanation:

C. If an item is worth five dimes, then it is worth two quarters.

(NOT B)

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. The converse sentence of a contrapositive conditional is a positive sentence where the ideas are expressed positively, rather than negatively. Option C is the only one that expresses the same idea with a positive statement.