Mae said, “The waves are high when the sea is stormy.”

Which of the following is the converse of Mae’s statement? (6 points)

If the waves are high, then the sea is stormy.
If the waves are not high, the sea is not stormy.
If the sea is stormy, then the waves are high.
If the sea is not stormy, the waves are not high.

Question

Mae said, “The waves are high when the sea is stormy.”

Which of the following is the converse of Mae’s statement?  (6 points)

    If the waves are high, then the sea is stormy.
    If the waves are not high, the sea is not stormy.
    If the sea is stormy, then the waves are high.
    If the sea is not stormy, the waves are not high.

anonymous · Answer

this is not math

anonymous · Answer

do you see where it says mathemarics at the top of your screen click that and you need to find where your question belongs

anonymous · Answer

mathematics*

anonymous · Answer

''   If the waves are not high, the sea is not stormy.''

anonymous · Answer

This is indeed Mathematics. Logic to be precise.

parthkohli · Answer

Converse of 'If P then Q' is 'If Q then P'

anonymous · Answer

Math is in everything.

anonymous · Answer

3rd option. And please post in the appropriate group.

parthkohli · Answer

@pratu043 This is the appropriate group.

anonymous · Answer

The correct answer is "If the sea is stormy, then the waves are high."

anonymous · Answer

Is this math?

anonymous · Answer

I mean the question.

parthkohli · Answer

Yes, as @FoolForMath mentioned, this is logic.

parthkohli · Answer

These come in IMO's and SAT's

anonymous · Answer

@FoolForMath Indeed, my bad. Forgot to turn the sentence around.

parthkohli · Answer

@Aurora-Borealis You posted the inverse instead of the converse :)

anonymous · Answer

@ParthKohli  Yes, I noticed it. I should have read the question twice. ^^

anonymous · Answer

converse is contrapositive of inverse.