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All numbers divisible by 100 are divisible by 25.

All numbers divisible by 25 are divisible by 5.
Conjecture: All numbers divisible by 100 are divisible by 5.

Use deductive reasoning to verify the conjecture, or provide a counterexample if the conjecture is false.

A.
true; law of detachment
B.
true; law of syllogism
C.
false; 75 is divisible by 5, but 75 is not divisible by 100
D.
false; 200 is not divisible by 5

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B. true; law of syllogism
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