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Q: Why are houses even on one side but odd on the other?
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What is the odd side of the road?

As the house numbers are, odd numbers on one side, even numbers on the other side.


The houses on Pine Street are numbered from 1 to 140?

The houses on Pine Street and most other streets are numbered so that even numbered homes are on one side of the street while odd numbered homes are on the other. If Pine Street has homes numbered from 1 to 140, it is likely that they are divided by odd and even numbers.


Why do addresses have even and odd number?

Usually the even numbers are one side of the street and the odds on the other side.


Why are there even house numbers on one side of the street and odd numbers on the other side?

No specific reason - and they don't always follow that pattern... There are many streets in the UK that have sequential numbers on one side, continuing on the other. This can happen when a row of houses is built next to private land.


Why do houses have even numbers on one side of the road and odd numbers on the other?

That's a common way of numbering houses in England. In many parts of the USA and Canada numbering is different, it's done by blocks. I had cousins living in Vancouver at a four-figure address, but their street only contained 24 houses.


What is the even side of the boat?

When speaking of compartments, on the portside they are even and on the starboard side they are odd.


Why are houses numbered odd and even?

So people will be able to mail stuff to your house.


Why is and odd number minus an even number odd?

Because the second number from an odd number is odd, and every other number is an odd number. In fact, if you add or subtract an even number with any number, the result keeps the same parity as the other number. So an odd number minus an even number is odd, while an even number minus and even number is even.


Is the sum of two square consecutive numbers an odd number?

Yes. One has to be the square of an odd number. The other square has to the the square of the even number either before or after the odd number. If this is confusing just plug in real values. In either case, an odd times and odd is odd. Therefore one of the squares has to be odd. AN even times an even, however, is always even. Therefore, the second square has to be even. Thus, one of the squares is even and the other is odd. An even plus and odd is always odd.


If you add 3 to an even number the sum would be odd or even?

Odd. Even + Even = Even Odd + Odd = Even Odd + Even = Even + Odd = Odd


How do you use odd and even numbers in real life?

House numbers are often odds on one side of the street, evens on the other.


Why do streets have odd numbers on one side and even on the other?

In the victorian times, this method was used if needed to extend a village/town.