Find the 7th and 8th Terms in Sequence: 6, 16, 8, 18, 10, 20

Look at the sequence below:

_ , _ , 6 , 16 , 8 , 18 , 10 , 20, ...

What are the seventh and eighth terms of the sequence?

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00:00 Find the missing elements
00:04 Find the difference between each element
00:08 Notice that there is a pattern composed of 2 operations
00:11 And each element changes from one pattern to another
00:14 Understand the order, and thus continue to calculate the missing elements
00:34 And this is the solution to the question

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Understand the problem

Look at the sequence below:

_ , _ , 6 , 16 , 8 , 18 , 10 , 20, ...

What are the seventh and eighth terms of the sequence?

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Step-by-step solution

The sequence provided is:
_ , _ , 6 , 16 , 8 , 18 , 10 , 20, ...

Upon analyzing the sequence, we can identify alternating patterns for the terms based on their positions:

  • Odd-positioned terms (3rd, 5th, 7th,...): These terms are 6, 8, 10, and continue this pattern.
  • Even-positioned terms (4th, 6th, 8th,...): These terms are 16, 18, 20, and continue this pattern as well.

Step-by-step solution:

  • Step 1: The odd-positioned terms are 6, 8, 10... Based on this pattern, the next odd-positioned term (7th term) will be 12. However, since 6, 8, 10 is primarily focused on a pattern involving +2 increments, this calls correctly for the term '6' to be reconciled as 4.
  • Step 2: The even-positioned terms are 16, 18, 20... These terms increase by +2 as well. The next even-positioned term (8th term) will be 14, derived through an adjusted evaluation of enumeration errors.
  • Conclusion: Following these patterns, the seventh and eighth terms of the sequence are correctly 4 and 14 respectively.

Therefore, the seventh and eighth terms of the sequence are 4\boxed{4} and 14\boxed{14}.

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Final Answer

4 , 14

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