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Consider the statement “If Oscar eats Chinese food, then he drinks milk.”

  1. Write the converse of the statement.

  2. Write the contrapositive of the statement.

  3. Is it possible for the contrapositive to be false? If it was, what would that tell you?

  4. Suppose the original statement is true, and that Oscar drinks milk. Can you conclude anything (about his eating Chinese food)? Explain.

  5. Suppose the original statement is true, and that Oscar does not drink milk. Can you conclude anything (about his eating Chinese food)? Explain.

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