What is the sum of all the even numbers bigger than (-10) and smaller than 12?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 0.
(d) 8.
(e) 4.
This is a series of numbers with a constant difference between them.
The first number is (-8) and the last is (10), there are 10 numbers in total.
Hence its in AP .
The formula for such a series is: ((-8 + 10) x 10)/2 = 10.
The best answer is B.