On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months. If the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year, how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on November 1 than were in stock on January 1?	Choose the correct choice:	A) 8	B) 12	C) 40	D) 32	E) 36
Jan 1 = 40   Feb 1 = 40 - 4   March 1 = 40 - 8   April 1 = 40 - 12   May 1 = 40 - 16   June 1 = 40 - 20   July 1 = 40 - 24   Aug 1 = 40 - 28   Sept 1 = 40 - 32   Oct 1 = 40 - 36   Nov 1 = 40 - 40   Difference between stock on November 1 than were in stock on January 1 will be -   40 - ( 40 - 40 )= 
<gadget id="calculator">40 - ( 40 - 40 )</gadget>
<output>40</output>
40   Hence answer will be (40)
<result>C</result>
On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months. If the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year, how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on November 1 than were in stock on January 1?