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Statement: The sum of a rational number and an even integer is rational.

Is this always, sometimes, usually, or never true?

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Answer:

Always true.

Explanation:

Suppose the rational number was p/q and the even number was 2n where p, q and n are integers.

p/q + 2n

= (p + 2nq) / q which is rational.

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