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all even numbers can be written in the form 2k where, k is an integer. all odd numbers can be written in the form 2j+1, where j is an integer.

2k + 2j + 1 = 2(k+j) + 1. You can see that this is in the form of an odd number. hence, the sum of an odd number and an even number is always odd.

Test the theory. Pick any even and any odd number. Add them. The total will always be odd.

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