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Which answer represents the following conditional statement in shorthand? If it is not a fruit, then it is not an apple

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Answer:

The shorthand that represent the contrapositive statement is ~F → ~A

Explanation:

The parameters given are;

If it is not a fruit, then it is not an apple

The above is a logic statement which can be rewritten as a conditional statement as follows;

If something is an apple then it is a fruit

Which gives

If p then q

Where:

A = Apple

F = Fruit

Therefore, when we write;

If something is not a fruit, then it is not an apple

We have

~F → ~A

Which is a contrapositive conditional statement

The shorthand that represent the contrapositive statement is therefore, ~F → ~A.

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