SOLUTION: Write the contrapositive of the statement. Then use the contrapositive to determine whether to conditional statement is true or false. If 10 does not divide the counting number, th

Question 607967: Write the contrapositive of the statement. Then use the contrapositive to determine whether to conditional statement is true or false. If 10 does not divide the counting number, then 5 does not divide the counting number.
A. If 5 divides the counting number, then 10 divides the counting number. false
B. If 10 divides the counting number, then 5 divides the counting number. true
C. If 10 divides the counting number, then 5 divides the counting number. false
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"If 5 divides the counting number, then 10 divides the counting number" is the contrapositive. It is false because a number could be divisible by 5 but not 10 (e.g. 25).
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