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Which of the following is the converse of the statement "If it is summer, then it is warm outside"? A. If it is not warm outside, then it is not summer. B. If it is warm outside, then it is summer. C. If it is not warm outside, then it is summer. D. If it is warm outside, then it is not summer.

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Answer: B.If it is warm outside, then it is summer.

Explanation:

The converse statement of "if p then q"m is given by "if q then p".

Where p is the hypothesis and q is the conclusion.

In the given question, the given statement is "If it is summer, then it is warm outside"

Here, p= it is summer and q= it is warm outside.

Therefore, the converse statement of the given statement will be "If it is warm outside, then it is summer. "

Hence, B is the right answer.

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The answer is B: If it is warm outside, then it is summer. Converses switch the hypothesis and the conclusion.

Hope this helps! ^-^
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