To state: The converse of statement and state whether it is true or false
Answer to Problem 21WE
The statement is true.
The converse of the given statement is false
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given statement is:
"If Pam lives in Chicago, then then she lives in Illinois"
"If Pam lives in Chicago, then then she lives in Illinois"
Here, Pam lives in Chicago
Chicago is in Illinois
That is, she lives in Illinois
Therefore, the statement is true.
Consider
The converse is of the form "if
Therefore, the converse of the given statement is;
If Pam lives in Illinois, then she lives in Chicago
Here
Pam lives in Illinois
But there are other places than Chicago in Illinois
Therefore, she lives anywhere in Illinois other than Chicago
Therefore, the converse of the given statement is false.
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