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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.
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An odd number minus an odd number?
An odd number minus an odd number is an even number.
An odd number minus an even number even or odd?
Always odd.
Does an odd number minus an odd number have an odd answer?
No, it always has an EVEN answer
Even number minus an odd number equals?
An odd number.
Does an even number minus an even number yield an even number?
Any even number minus another even number is either even or zero. Any odd number minus another odd number is also either even or zero.
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