IXL | What is true about the given pattern?

The first number in the pattern is 4. The rule is to add 8.

4, 12, 20, 28, ...

Select the true statement.

All of the numbers in this pattern are multiples of 6.

All of the numbers in this pattern are composite.

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The first number in the pattern is 8. The rule is to add 20.

8, 28, 48, 68, ...

Select the true statement.

All of the numbers in this pattern are divisible by 8.

The ones digit of each number in this pattern is 8.

Look at the first statement.

red X symbol, All of the numbers in this pattern are divisible by 8.

A number is divisible by 8 if it can be divided by 8 with no remainder. These numbers are divisible by 8:

But 28 and 68 are not. So, the first statement is not true.

Look at the second statement.

green checkmark, The ones digits of each number in this pattern is 8.

Look at the ones digit of each number.

28,

48,

68,

...

The ones digit of each number is 8.

If you keep adding 20, the ones digits will still be 8. So, the second statement is true.

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