Question

In the sequence 80, 64, 48, 32, ..., what number should come next?

a) 96
b) 14
c) 31
d) 16

Answer 1

16 should come next

Explanation:

First, determine the rule

N, decreases by 16. We know this because 80-64 is 16, 64-48 is 16, 48-32 is 16, and so forth.

Therefore, subtract 16 from 32 to receive 16

Answer 2

(b) sixteen is the answer