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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