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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I GIVE MEDALS Cynthia made the conjecture that the sum of any prime number and any composite number is a composite number. Which equation is a counterexample to her conjecture? A. 5 + 8 = 13 B. 13 + 2 = 15 C. 11 + 2 = 13 D. 11 + 9 = 20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can u help me @blurbendy

OpenStudy (blurbendy):

do you know what prime and composite numbers are?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (blurbendy):

okay, which of the solutions end with a composite number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a,c

OpenStudy (blurbendy):

13 is prime, not composite

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i mean D

OpenStudy (blurbendy):

same with B, 15 is composite. However, we need to find a counter example, so our answer will be either A or C

OpenStudy (blurbendy):

which of them is adding a prime and a composite?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a?

OpenStudy (blurbendy):

Good, A is correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank u so much :)

OpenStudy (blurbendy):

yw

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