SOLUTION: from this equation 5=7x+2 how do you determine if the answer will be odd or even without solving the problem?

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Question 219590: from this equation 5=7x+2 how do you determine if the answer will be odd or even without solving the problem?
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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odd(5)-even(2) yields odd(3)
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odd(3) divided by odd (7) yields odd (3/7)
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