Question

The contrapositive of a conditional statement is "If an item is not worth five dimes, then it is not worth two quarters.”

What is the converse of the original statement?

Answer 1

Answer:The converse of the original statement should be"If an item is worth two quarters then it is worth five dimes"

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:The contrapositive of a conditional statement is "If an item is not worth five dimes, then it is not worth two quarters.”

Then the original conditional statement would be "If an item is worth five dimes, then it is worth two quarters.”

Therefore the converse of the original statement should be"If an item is worth two quarters then it is worth five dimes"

Answer 2

Answer:

If an item is worth five dimes it is worth two quarters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The contrapositive of a conditional statement is "If an item is not worth five dimes, then it is not worth two quarters. So the original statement is :If an item is worth two quarters is worth  five dimes.

The converse of the original statement is If an item is worth five dimes it is worth two quarters.