What do we get on adding any two odd numbers?


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Answer:

An even number

Step by Step Explanation:
  1. We know that if we add 1 to an even number, we get an odd number.
    Eg: 1 + 2 = 3 (Odd)
  2. Similarly, if we add 1 to an odd number, we get an even number.
    Eg: 1 + 3 = 4 (Even)
  3. Hence, odd number + odd number
    = (Even number + 1) + (Even number + 1)
    = Even number + Even number + 2
    Since, 2 is an even number, we can replace it with 'Even number' in the above sentence.
    So,
    Even number + Even number + Even number = Even number
  4. We can understand it better by taking a few examples :
    7 (Odd) + 5 (Odd) = 12 (Even)
    1 (Odd) + 3 (Odd) = 4 (Even)
  5. Hence, the sum of 2 odd numbers is an even number.

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