Chapter 4, Problem 6CUR

To determine

To complete: the blank in the given statement.

Answer to Problem 6CUR

If $3x=27$ , then $x=9$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The given statement is “conditional statement “ If $x=9$ , them $3x=27$ ” its converse is $\underset{\_}{}$ ”.

Consider the given conditional statement.

Hypothesis is $x=9$ , conclusion is $3x=27$ .

To get converse, exchange the hypothesis and conclusion.

Thus, the converse of the statement is “If $3x=27$ , then $x=9$ ”

Hence, converse is “If $3x=27$ , then $x=9$ ”.