The inverse of a conditional statement is "If a number is negative, then it has a negative cube root.” What is the contrapositive of the original conditional statement?

The inverse reverses neither the order nor the direction of the conditional; it negates both parts. So the original statement is: If a number is not negative, then it does not have a negative cube root. The contrapositive switches the parts and negates both, giving: If a number has a negative cube root, then the number is negative. That is choice C.

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