SOLUTION: Show that the sum of an odd integer and an even integer is an odd integer

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Question 127064: Show that the sum of an odd integer and an even integer is an odd integer
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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An odd integer can be represented as 2n+%2B+1 where
n = 9,1,2,3 etc.
An even integer is represented as 2n
where n=0,1,2,3 etc.
Adding them,
2n+%2B+1+%2B+2n+=+4n+%2B+1
This has to be odd also, since 4n is always even