Use deductive reasoning to create a conjecture on the following procedures: Pick any counting number. Multiply the number by 8. Subtract 4 from the product. Divide the difference by 2. Add 2 to the quotient.

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Use deductive reasoning to create a conjecture on the following procedures:

  1. Pick any counting number. Multiply the number by 8. Subtract 4 from the product. Divide the difference by 2. Add 2 to the quotient.
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