document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629690>Question 629690</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following pairs of expressions could represent consecutive odd numbers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n and n + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n and n + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n and n + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #396432 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=396432\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If n is odd, then n+1 is even (ex: n = 3 and n+1 = 4). So choice A is out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<s>n and n + 1</s><BR>\n" );
document.write( "n and n + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n and n + 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If n is odd, then n+3 will be even. For example, if n = 7, then n+3 = 7+3 = 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So choice C is out\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<s>n and n + 1</s><BR>\n" );
document.write( "n and n + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<s>n and n + 3</s>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We've eliminated choices A and C. So all that's left is <font color=\"red\">choice B</font>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how when n is odd, n+2 is also odd. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Examples: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 3, n+2 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5, n+2 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 7, n+2 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 9, n+2 = 11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <font color=\"red\">choice B</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<s>n and n + 1</s><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font color=\"red\">n and n + 2</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<s>n and n + 3</s>\r<BR>\n" );
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