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Which number could be used as a counterexample to show that the conjecture
"All multiples of 3 are odd" is false?
12
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O 33
O 15

User Jazaret
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Answer: 12

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i had it on my final exam and got it right

User Carine
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The correct answer is A. 12

Step-by-step explanation:

In mathematics, odd numbers are those numbers that cannot be divided into 2 without using a decimal number, for example, 13 ÷ 2 = 2.5 (decimal number). This does not occur with even numbers such as 26 because these can be divided into 2 and the result is an integer rather than a decimal (26 ÷ 2 =13).

On the other hand, a counterexample is a situation that shows an exception to the rule. In the rule "All multiples of 3 are odd", one counterexample is the number 12 because this is an even number (12 ÷2 = 6). Moreover, this number is a multiply of 3 as 3 can be multiplied by 4 to obtain 12, which shows multiplies of 3 can be even numbers.

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