Read the statements shown in the below.
Original Statement
“If it’s a garage sale, then it’s a Sunday.”
Statement 1
“If it’s a Sunday, then it’s a garage sale.”
Statement 2
“If it’s not a garage sale, then it’s not a Sunday.”
Statement 3
“If it’s not a Sunday, then it’s not a garage sale.
Which one is correct??
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@phi
OpenStudy (phi):
I think the contrapositive is true if the original is true.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
the original is true
OpenStudy (anonymous):
the question is asking which statement is true
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OpenStudy (phi):
yes. if
A -> B
then
~B -> ~A
where ~ means not
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sorry but I still do not understand
OpenStudy (phi):
are you studying logic?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (phi):
did you learn A->B is another way to write A implies B, or
if A, then B
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
no I did not learn that
OpenStudy (phi):
then there is the contrapositive:
if A then B
its contrapositive is
if not B then not A
if the first is true, then the second is also true.
OpenStudy (phi):
I would take the original statement and write down its contrapositive, and then look for that as the answer.