Consider the two conditional statements. Draw a conclusion from the given conditional statements, and write the contrapositive of each conditional statement. Then, draw a conclusion from the two contrapositives. How does the first conclusion relate to the second conclusion?
If you are eating a banana, then you are eating fruit.
If you are eating fruit, then you are eating food.
a.If you are eating a banana, then you are eating food.
If you are not eating a banana, then you are not eating fruit. If you are not eating fruit, then you are not eating food.
If you are not eating a banana, then you are not eating food.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.
b.
If you are eating a banana, then you are eating food.
If you are eating fruit, then you are eating a banana. If you are eating food, then you are eating fruit.
If you are eating food, then you are eating a banana.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.
c.If you are eating a banana, then you are eating food.
If you are not eating fruit, then you are not eating a banana. If you are not eating food, then you are not eating fruit.
If you are not eating food, then you are not eating a banana.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.
d.If you are eating food, then you are eating a banana.
If you are not eating fruit, then you are not eating a banana. If you are not eating food, then you are not eating fruit.
If you are not eating food, then you are not eating a banana.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.