The second statement is the of the first. A. inverse B. contrapositive C. contradiction D. converse?

The correct answer is D. converse. The converse of a conditional statement "If P, then Q" is formed by reversing the hypothesis and conclusion, resulting in "If Q, then P." In this context, the second statement being the converse of the first means it is derived by exchanging the positions of the two parts of the original statement.