SOLUTION: A farmer has 7 eggs and 4 baskets. How can he arrange all the eggs in the 4 baskets in such a way that each basket has an odd number of eggs?

SOLUTION: A farmer has 7 eggs and 4 baskets. How can he arrange all the eggs in the 4 baskets in such a way that each basket has an odd number of eggs?

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Question 132275: A farmer has 7 eggs and 4 baskets. How can he arrange all the eggs in the 4 baskets in such a way that each basket has an odd number of eggs?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He can't.
Adding any 2 odd numbers gives an even number.
Therefore adding any 4 odd numbers gives an even number.
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Ed

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