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What is the contrapositive of the conditional statement?

If two variables are directly proportional, then their graph is a linear function.

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Contrapositives turn both statements into negative sentences which in turn means that the meaning is kept intact. Here it would be

If two variables are not directly proportional, then their graph is not a linear function.
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The correct answer is:

If a graph of two variables is not a linear function, then the two variables are not directly proportional.

Step-by-step explanation:

A contrapositive is formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement and switching them.

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