How many terms are there in the series 8, 12, 16, 20, ______, 96?
How many terms are there in the series 8, 12, 16, 20, ______, 96?
Explanation
The series starts with 8 and each term is obtained by adding 4 to the previous term. To find the number of terms, we can count the number of steps it takes to get from 8 to 96:
8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96
There are 23 terms in the series.