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Abby made the following conjecture: The sum of a multiple of 7 and a multiple of 8 will be an
odd number. Do you agree or disagree? Briefly justify your decision with a counterexample if
possible.

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Answer:

Disagree. As long as the odd number (7) is multiplied by an even number, the sum of multiples of an odd and even number in general will add to be even.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume you have a=7 and b=8.

Now there are 4 combinations since there are only two types of numbers: even and odd.

Combination 1 would consist of an ODD amount of multiples of a, and and ODD amount of multiples of b.

     See:  3a + 3b

              3(7) + 3(8) = 45

*Combination 2 would be an EVEN amount of a and an EVEN amount of b.

         2a + 2b

         14 + 16 = 30

HERE, in combination 2, the claim is already debunked.

Combination 3 is an ODD amount of a and an EVEN amount of b

         1a + 2b

        7 + 16 = 21

*Combination 4 is an EVEN amount of a and an ODD amount of b

         2a + 1b

         14 + 8 = 24

HERE, in combination 4, the claim is justified again

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