Question

Write the converse of each statement.
1.) All even numbers are divisible by 2.

2.) If x + 4 = 11, then x = 7.

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

The converse of a statement in "if then" form is obtained by

interchanging the "if" and "then" parts of the statement.

Answer 3

If it is raining, then it is cloudy <---true

converse:
If it is cloudy, then it is raining <---not necessarily true

Answer 4

Notice how "raining" is interchanged with "cloudy."

This is sometimes called "vice versa."

Answer 5

So rearrange the statement into an "if then" form

All even numbers are divisible by 2.

If ............ then ............ .

then work out the converse