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Questions Related to even and odd numbers

Sum of an even number and an odd number is always an odd number.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$2+3=5$

$16+5=21$

$Even+Odd=Odd$

Hence, it is true.

Multiplicative inverse of $\dfrac{1}{-5}$ is 

  1. $\dfrac{1}{-5}$

  2. $-5$

  3. $\dfrac{5}{1}$

  4. $Not\ defined$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As we know that multiplicative inverse of $\cfrac{a}{b}$ will be $\cfrac{b}{a}$.

Therefore,
Multiplicative inverse of $\cfrac{1}{-5} = \cfrac{-5}{1} = -5$

Given that a, b are odd and c, d are even. Then,

  1. $\displaystyle a^{2}-b^{2}+c^{2}-d^{2}$ is always divisible by 4

  2. $abc + bcd + cda + dac$ is always divisible by 4

  3. $\displaystyle a^{4}+b^{4}+c^{3}+d^{3}+c^{2}b+a^{2}b$ is always odd

  4. $a + 2b + 3c + 4d$ is odd


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let $a=1, b= 3, c= 2, d = 4$
Option D
$a+2b+3c+4d$
1+6+6+16 =29 which is odd number
In other 3 option always not correct for different values for a, b , c, d

A book has pages numbered 1 to 192 (totally 96 sheets). Some 25 sheets are pulled out of it at random. Then, the sum of these 50 numbers cannot be

  1. $1001$

  2. $1567$

  3. $2008$

  4. $3003$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Each of the pulled out $25$ sheets will have an odd number and an even number, back to back.
Therefore, total of numbers on each sheet is odd.
Hence, total of numbers on $25$ sheets is also odd as
when odd number is multiplied to odd number always gives odd number.
Therefore, the total cannot be $2008$, which is even.

The value of $\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{1+1/2}}}$ on simplification is

  1. 5/8

  2. 6/7

  3. 7/8

  4. 8/6


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{2}}}}=\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{\frac{2+1}{2}}}}=$
=$\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{1+\frac{2}{3}}}= \frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{\frac{3+2}{3}}}$
=$\frac{1}{1+\frac{3}{5}}=\frac{1}{\frac{8}{5}}$
=$\frac{5}{8}$

Successor of every even number is

  1. even

  2. prime

  3. odd

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The successor of an even number is always an odd number. For example, after 26, 27 will come.

So option C is the correct answer.

a, b, c are even numbers and x, y, z are odd numbers. Which of the following relationships can't be justified at any cost?
(a) $\dfrac{a\times b}{c} = x\times y$ (b) $\dfrac{a\times b}{x}=yz$ (c) $\dfrac{xy}{z} = ab$

  1. Only B

  2. Only C

  3. All the three

  4. Only B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In option B a×b is always even & xyz is always odd therefore equality not holds.

In option C ab is always even therefore abz is also even & xy is always odd hence equality not holds.
In option A xy is always odd but (a×b)/c can be odd or even therefore equality can hold in this case.

If $a$ and $b$ are odd numbers, then which of the following is even?

  1. $a+b$

  2. $a+b+1$

  3. $ab$

  4. $ab+2$

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
We know the following rule :

odd + odd = even,

even + even = even,

odd + even = odd,

even + odd = odd,

odd × odd = odd.

(A) The given expression is

a + b = odd + odd = even.

(B) The given expression is

a + b + 1 = odd + odd + odd = even + odd = odd.

(C) The given expression is

ab = odd × odd = odd.

(D) The given expression is

ab + 2 = odd × odd + 2= odd + even = odd.

Thus, the correct option is (A) a+b.

Let S be a set of all even integers. If the operations:
1. addition 2. subtraction 3. multiplication 4. division
are applied to any pair of numbers from S, then for which operations is the resulting number is S?

  1. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$

  2. $1, 2$ and $3$ only

  3. $1$ and $3$ only

  4. $2$ and $4$ only


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Addition of two even numbers; subtraction of two even numbers and product of two even numbers is an even number.

Multiplication of one odd and one even integer is always :

  1. Even

  2. Odd

  3. Can't be determined

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Even integer is an integer having unit digit as a multiple of $2$

So on multiplication with odd integer, unit digit will still remain a multiple of $2$, hence, multiplication of odd and even integer gives even integer.