Identify the next number in the sequence. 8, 24, 48, 80, 120, ?
168
The series is 8, 24, 48, 80, 120, ? and again the growth pattern is easiest to expose through differences.
The first difference is \(24-8=16\).
Continuing: \(48-24=24\), \(80-48=32\) and \(120-80=40\).
The differences 16, 24, 32, 40 increase by a constant 8 each time.
So the next difference must be \(40+8=48\).
Adding this to the last term gives \(120+48=168\).
As a cross-check, each term equals \(4n(n+1)\) for \(n=1..6\), and \(4\times6\times7=168\).
Hence the next number in the sequence is 168.
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Find the odd number/letters from the given alternatives.
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