Question

How many match sticks will there be in the 8th picture?

Answer 1

Answer: There are eight.

Step-by-step explanation: If you look closely, the middle match stick is not the reflection in the mirror, there is one, matchstick behind the lighter. One has to count them. So in total, there are eight matches.

Answer 2

so equation is

amount of sticks = 3n -2

n = the pictures number

24 - 2 = 22 sticks in the 8th picture