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Which of the following options is a counterexample that proves the given conditional statement false? if a number is divisible by ten, then it is divisible by four. 10 20 40 100

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Answer:The answer is 10

Step-by-step explanation: lets start with 10

10 x 1= 10

10 x 2= 20

10 x 4= 40

10 x 10= 100

Then with 4

4 x 5= 20

4 x 10= 40

4 x 25= 100

Now find the number they do not have in common:

10!

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Among the option the counterexample that proves the given conditional statement "if a number is divisible by ten, then it is divisible by four" to be false is 10. Below is the solution:

40 is divisible by 4, because 40÷4=10 (no remainder)
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