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# How many multiples of 4 are there between 12 and 96, inclusive?

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How many multiples of 4 are there between 12 and 96, inclusive?

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How many multiples of 4 are there between 12 and 96, inclusive?

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My answer was 21 and that's incorrect.

$$# \ of \ multiples \ of \ x \ in \ the \ range = \frac{Last \ multiple \ of \ x \ in \ the \ range \ - \ First \ multiple \ of \ x \ in \ the \ range}{x}+1$$.

In the original case: $$\frac{96-12}{4}+1=22$$.

If the question were: how many multiples of 5 are there between -7 and 35, not inclusive?

Last multiple of 5 IN the range is 30;
First multiple of 5 IN the range is -5;

$$\frac{30-(-5)}{5}+1=8$$.

OR:
How many multiples of 7 are there between -28 and -1, not inclusive?
Last multiple of 7 IN the range is -7;
First multiple of 7 IN the range is -21;

$$\frac{-7-(-21)}{7}+1=3$$.

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31 Oct 2013, 19:46
Why add one to the final result? I can count from 12-96 by four and come up with 22 that way, but I want to know the logic behind it.
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Why add one to the final result? I can count from 12-96 by four and come up with 22 that way, but I want to know the logic behind it.

Set of consecutive multiples of 4 is an evenly spaced set (arithmetic progression).

If the first term of arithmetic progression is $$a_1$$ and the common difference of successive members is $$d$$, then the $$n_{th}$$ term of the sequence is given by:

$$a_ n=a_1+d(n-1)$$ --> $$n=\frac{a_n-a_1}{d} + 1$$.

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My approach would be this way:
12/4 = 3;
96/4 = 24;

Since both are inclusive, I will go with (Last - First + 1) concept:
24 - 3 + 1
= 22;

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Hi All,

This is an example of a "fencepost" problem, since you have to include the "posts" (the numbers 12 and 96) in your calculation. There are a couple of different ways to approach these types of prompts, depending on what you're given and how comfortable you are with the 'technical aspects' of the math.

Here, we have a pretty easy situation: we're asked for all the multiples of 4 between 12 and 96, INCLUSIVE (meaning we have to include the 12 and the 96).

(4)(25) = 100, so there are 25 positive multiples of 4 when dealing with all positive integers from 1 to 100.

(4)(24) = 96, so there are 24 positive multiples of 4 when dealing with all positive integers from 1 to 96, INCLUSIVE.

We now have to remove the multiples of 4 that DO NOT fit the given range....

There are two: 4 and 8

24 - 2 = 22 total multiples of 4

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