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Identify the converse of the following statement:

If a strawberry is red, then it is ripe.

A. If a strawberry is not red, then it is not ripe.
B. If a strawberry is ripe, then it is red.
C. A strawberry is ripe if and only if it is red.
D. If a strawberry is red, then it is ripe.

User ArtBindu
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Answer:I believe it would be B.dont know if this is correct. Hope this helps!

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User Maulik Dhameliya
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The converse is If a strawberry is ripe, then it is red. That is the option B.

Note that the fact that original statement is true does not imply that its converse is true.


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