"If Tom buys a red skateboard then Amanda buys green in-line skates". Which statement below is logically equivalent?
Answer: If Amanda does not buy green in-line skates then Tom does not buy a red skateboard
Explanation
The original statement and its contrapositive are logically equivalent. Remember that the contrapositive is the “converse of the inverse"
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