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Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.

If p is an odd integer, which of the following is an even integer?

1. p – 2


2. p²


3. p² > – 2


4. (p – 2)²


5. p² – p

Hint
Anytime you square an odd integer, the result will be odd. (Think of 32 = 9, 52 = 25, and 112 = 121.)

Anytime you add 2 to an odd integer, or subtract 2, the result will be odd. (Think of 51 + 2, 19 – 2, and 101 – 2.)