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In a festival decoration the first gate has (30) lights and each next gate has (5) more lights. How many lights are there on (8) gates?

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Correct answer: (380)

The direct answer is B: 380 lights. The numbers of lights form an arithmetic progression: 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 and 65. The first term is a=30, the common difference is d=5, and the number of terms is n=8. The sum formula is S_n=\frac{n}{2}[2a+(n-1)d]. Therefore S_8=\frac{8}{2}[2(30)+7(5)]=4(60+35)=4\times95=380. Option A, 360, is too small and does not equal the sum of the eight terms. Option B, 380, matches the calculation and is correct. Option C, 400, is not the sum produced by the progression. Option D, 420, is also too large. Another quick check is pairing the terms: (30+65), (35+60), (40+55), (45+50), giving four pairs of 95, or 380. Treat each gate as one term; do not multiply the eighth term by eight.

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