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Nicole:

Math help please

Nicole:

Determine the hypothesis of the conditional statement: If my mom has to work, then I babysit my little sister.

Nicole:

@Narad @Vocaloid

mhchen:

Here's the format for a conditional statement: If <hypothesis>, then <conclusion>.

Nicole:

so its "If my mom has to work"

Nicole:

Determine the inverse of the conditional statement: If my mom has to work, then I babysit my little sister.

Nicole:

@Vocaloid

TheSmartOne:

To form the inverse, you have to negate both the statements For example If I answer this question, I help Nicole The inverse would be If I don't answer this question, I didn't help Nichole

TheSmartOne:

@Nicole

Nicole:

so it would be "If my mom doesnt go to work, I wont babysit my little sister?"

TheSmartOne:

Also, it's advised to make new posts for new questions

Nicole:

okay but is that the right way to write it?

Nicole:

?

Nicole:

@TheSmartOne

TheSmartOne:

That could work but the intricacies in the English language would suggest it better as If my mom doesn't have to work, then I don't have to babysit

Nicole:

Oh okay Determine the contrapositive of the conditional statement: If my mom has to work, then I babysit my little sister.

TheSmartOne:

then I don't babysit my sister*

Nicole:

mhm

Nicole:

Determine the contrapositive of the conditional statement: If my mom has to work, then I babysit my little sister.

Nicole:

@TheSmartOne

dude:

For the contrapositive, You flip the hypothesis and the conclusion and negative it If not <conclusion>, then not <hypothesis>

Nicole:

If I dont babysit my little sister, my mom won't have to go to work. like that? @dude

dude:

Keep the If-then format but yes If I don't babysit my little sister, then my mom won't have to go to work.

Nicole:

okay got it Determine the converse of the conditional statement: If my mom has to work, then I babysit my little sister.

TheSmartOne:

If A then B The converse is If B, then A

Nicole:

If I babysit my little sister, my mom goes to work?

Nicole:

@TheSmartOne @dude ?

TheSmartOne:

Yeah I guess that works. But you're ignoring the intricacies of the language Your mom HAS to work

Nicole:

Determine the converse of the conditional statement: If the lengths of the sides of a rectangle are 6 inches and 4 inches, the area is 24 square inches. If the area is 24 square inches, the lengths of the sides of the rectangle are 6 inches and 4 inches is that right?

TheSmartOne:

Yes

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