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Question
Write the contrapositive and converse of the following statements.
x is an even number implies that x is divisible by 4
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Solution
The given statement can be written as follows.
If x is an even number, then x is divisible by 4.
The contrapositive is as follows.
If x is not divisible by 4, then x is not an even number.
The converse is as follows.
If x is divisible by 4, then x is an even number.
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