SOLUTION: If a,b, and c are whole numbers, the expression a(b+c) must be even when which of the following is even? a.)a b.)b c.)b+c+1 d.)b+1 e.)a+1

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Question 896664: If a,b, and c are whole numbers, the expression a(b+c) must be even when which of the following is even?
a.)a b.)b c.)b+c+1 d.)b+1 e.)a+1
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a repeat problem.

a(b + c) is even ---> (a) is even or (b+c) is even

I will continue copy-pasting the same answer, as the asker has asked this upwards of 5 or 6 times.