The question has been changed to a statement as follows:
A statement is a simple expression of a thought. A statement reveals plain ideas. In the question given, the speaker asks a direct question.
When the thoughts are changed into a statement, we can see that the inquiry is still retained, however, there is no question mark to distinguish it as a question. So, the question has been correctly changed into a statement in the text above.
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