SOLUTION: 3. Select a counterexample to show that the statement is false. When an odd number is added to the product of two even numbers, the result will be even.

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Question 659326: 3. Select a counterexample to show that the statement is false. When an odd number is added to the product of two even numbers, the result will be even.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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When an odd number is added to the product of two even numbers

Example:

3 + 2 * 4 = 3+8 = 11

which is NOT even. So the statement is false.

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