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If a contrapostive statement is true, what can be determined about the original statement.

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If a contrapositive statement is true, it means that the original statement is also true.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a contrapositive statement is true, it means that the original statement is also true. The contrapositive statement is formed by negating both the subject and the predicate of the original statement, and reversing their order. For example, if the original statement is 'If it is raining, then the ground is wet', the contrapositive statement would be 'If the ground is not wet, then it is not raining'.

In logic, the contrapositive statement has the same truth value as the original statement. This means that if the contrapositive statement is true, then the original statement must also be true.

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