Question

Given the statement "When it rains, it pours," the related statement "If it does not rain, then it does not pour" is its _____.

A. converse
B. inverse
C. contrapositive
D. None of the above

Answer 1

i think its B?

Answer 2

I think it's better you ask this in literature. Here are only math nerds.. :/

Answer 3

Yes it's the inverse.

Answer 4

no this is a math question

Answer 5

This is logical mathematics.

Answer 6

This is indeed a math question. This is question based in logic, which is the very foundations of mathematics. :)

Answer 7

Hehe correct. I agree @mathteacher1729

Answer 8

:) AWW u guys are smart LOl

Answer 9

Here are some examples. See if this makes sense, and then try your problem again. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraposition#Comparisons

Answer 10

would you like it in verse?

Answer 11

oops my bad :)

Answer 12

Here's the copy-paste:

Take the ORIGINAL STATEMENT "All red objects have color." This can be equivalently expressed as "If an object is red, then it has color."


The CONTRAPOSITIVE is "If an object does not have color, then it is not red". This follows logically from our initial statement and, like it, it is evidently true.

The INVERSE is "If an object is not red, then it does not have color." Again, an object which is blue is not red, and still has color. Therefore in this case the inverse is false.

The CONVERSE is "If an object has color, then it is red." Objects can have other colors, of course, so, the converse of our statement is false.