Multiple choice

Find the next term in the series ..... 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ...?

  1. 24

  2. 18

  3. 20

  4. 22

  5. 26
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Explanation

The pattern is alternating subtraction: 36 - 2 = 34, 34 - 4 = 30, 30 - 2 = 28, 28 - 4 = 24. The next step is 24 - 2 = 22.

AI explanation

The series follows an alternating subtraction pattern of 2 followed by 4. We subtract 2 from 36 to get 34, then subtract 4 from 34 to get 30, subtract 2 from 30 to get 28, and subtract 4 from 28 to get 24. Continuing this alternating pattern, we must subtract 2 from 24 to find the next term. The result is 22.

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