Question

Question 5 (10 points)

Provide a counterexample for each statement to demonstrate it is not true.
All birds can fly. Has a counterexample:
All numbers are either even or odd. Has a counterexample:
Word Bank:
WATUMIS
1.0
ostrich condor penguin
one
owl
zero

Answer 1

Not all birds can fly, such as ostriches and penguins. The number 1.0 is neither even nor odd.

Step-by-step explanation:

Statement: All birds can fly.

Counterexample: Ostrich, penguin

Explanation: Not all birds can fly. For example, ostriches and penguins are birds that cannot fly.

Statement: All numbers are either even or odd.

Counterexample: 1.0

Explanation: The number 1.0 is neither even nor odd, as it is a decimal number.

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