Consider the following: All numbers that end with a zero are divisible by 10. All numbers divisible by 10 are divisible by 5. Therefore, every number that ends with a zero is divisible by 5. (a) Is this an argument? Why or why not?  (b) Define your variables and write this argument as a sequence of premises in a form of implication, followed by a conclusion.  (c) Is this argument valid? Prove using truth tables  and by recognizing the rule of inference

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5. Consider the following: All numbers that end with a zero are divisible by 10. All numbers divisible by
10 are divisible by 5. Therefore, every number that ends with a zero is divisible by 5.
(a) Is this an argument? Why or why not? 
(b) Define your variables and write this argument as a sequence of premises in a form of implication,
followed by a conclusion. 
(c) Is this argument valid? Prove using truth tables  and by recognizing the rule of inference 

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