Multiple choice

Tom’s teacher gave him a sequence which is the times table of 2. After that, he thought to change the sequence and place – 2 and 0 in front of the previous one. The new sequence becomes – 2, 0, 2, _____. What will be the 8th term in the new sequence?

  1. 10

  2. 11

  3. 12

  4. 16

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

– 2, 0, 2 8th term = a + (n – 1) d = – 2 + (8 – 1) (2) = – 2 + 14 = 12