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Miranda put 8 books on the first shelf of a bookshelf, 16 books on the second shelf, 24 books on the third shelf, and 32 books on the fourth shelf. If this pattern continues, how many books will she put on the fifth shelf?

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Answer: 40


Step-by-step explanation: There is a constant rate of 8 adding up each time she puts the books onto the shelf. After knowing its being done over and over again. We can confirm that after 32 +8 more its gonna be 40 Books on the fifth shelf.


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