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With addition/subtraction, an odd number of odds is odd. Everything else is even:
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k = positive even integer

"Must be ODD"

I. \( k^2 - 3k + 4 =\) Even - even + 4 = even
II. \( k^5 + 3 \) = Even + 3 = Odd
III. \( 7k - 7 \) = 7*even - 7 = even - 7 = Odd

Answer: Option D


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If \( k \) is a positive even integer, which of the following must be an odd integer?

I. \( k^2 - 3k + 4 \)
II. \( k^5 + 3 \)
III. \( 7k - 7 \)

(A) II only
(B) III only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

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