Question

How many terms are in the sequence shown?
38, 36, 34, ..., -20

Answer 1

30 terms

Explanation:

In the sequence, the value of each term decreases by 2.

38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, -2, -4, -6, -8, -10, -12, -14, -16, -18, -20.

1+ (38 - (-20))/2 = 1+ 29 = 30