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If x represents an even number, which expression represents an odd number?

a. x to the second power
b. x+3
c. 3x
d. x/3

Can someone please help me

User Vivek Gani
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Test the choices !
Pick an even number, and see what each choice does to it.

Let's start with, say, 6 .
We'll try each choice, and see which one produces an odd number:

a). 6 to the 2nd power. . . . . . 6 x 6 = 36. That's not an odd number.

b). 6 + 3 = 9 This could be it. 9 is odd. We'll save this one.

c). 3·6 = 18. That's not an odd number.

d). 6/3 = 2. That's not an odd number.

The only one that gave us an odd number is (b).


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