For any a, b∈Z and positive integer n, we say that a is congruent to b module N, written a≡b (mod n), if, and only if, (b−a) mod n=0 (i.e. n|(b−a) ). Prove that for any a, b, c, d∈Z, if a≡c (mod n) and b≡d (mod n), then a+b≡c+d (mod n).

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For any a, b∈Z and positive integer n, we say that a is congruent to b module N, written a≡b (mod n), if, and only if, (b−a) mod n=0 (i.e. n|(b−a) ). Prove that for any a, b, c, d∈Z, if a≡c (mod n) and b≡d (mod n), then a+b≡c+d (mod n).

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