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All even numbers are divisible by 4.

1.Understand and explore the problems

From the statement all even numbers are divisible by 4.

2. Find a strategy

We will use the counterexample strategy.

3. Use the strategy to solve the problem

To start, we list the even numbers that are divisible by 4.

4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32;...

From that illustration, we can say that all the numbers that are listed there is an even numbers and
divisible by 4.

Now we list the even numbers that is higher than 4.

4,6;...

As we can see in the illustration 6 is also an even number but not divisible by 4.

Answer: The statement cannot be true, and the counter is 6 because 4 is not divisible by 6.

4. Look back and reflect on the solution

As we can see in the given statement is incorrect because not all even number is divisible by 4.

Example

Problem

Any number divided by itself is 1.

1.

Any number to be divided by itself will have the answer 1.

Let's verify that any statement of number divided by itself is 1 will be incorrect by giving counter
example.

2. We use the strategy of finding counter example


3.

The number of examples that satisfy the requirement "any number divided by itself is one" " is limitless,
however doing so would take a very long time. To narrow our focus and, most likely, provide us with one
value that will render the statement untrue.

We have the following statement that are true

5/5 = 1

4/4=1

3/3=1

2/2=1

1/1=1

What's great is that the counterexample strategy's goal wherein if we provide only one false example,
then we have a problem is fixed.

Now, let's have this statement;

0/0 = 0

4.

It conclude that any number divided by itself resulting 1 is not true for all numbers.

understand and explore the trobation.

1 Any two whole numbers combined and the difference is divisible by 56

2 Find a strategy We use the strategy of finding counter example for this problem.

3. Use the strategy to solve the problem. To start, list the difference of any twin whole numbers that can
be divisible by

Difference of

13-3-10

1045 2

100÷ 5 = 20
108-8-100

50-20-30

any

two whole numbers:

Divisible by 5:

30=5-6

3.In this illustration, we can tell that they are divisible by 5.

Now, let's take any ture whole scmbers again. two

38-533) 33 is not divisible by 5, so, this example is FALSE.

4. Look back and reflect on the solution.

the given example is FALSE because not all whole mumbers are divisible by 5.

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