How many odd numbers between 2 and 40? You could just make a list of all the odd numbers between 2 and 40 and then count them, but what fun would that be?
Instead, we have created this simple process with a small formula to calculate exactly how many odd numbers there are between 2 and 40.
We start by determining the first odd number and last odd number between 2 and 40. The numbers between 2 and 40 start with 3 and end with 39. That means that the first odd number is 3 and the last odd number is 39.
Now you add 2 to the difference of the last odd number and the first odd number, and then divide the sum by 2. Here is the formula and the answer to "How many odd numbers between 2 and 40?"
N = (Last - First + 2) ÷ 2
N = (39 - 3 + 2) ÷ 2
N = 38 ÷ 2
N = 19
Odd numbers between 2 and 40 = 19
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