For the series, what is the next term? 36, 34, 30, 28, 24,

A) 20

B) 22

C) 23

D) 26

The numbers are decremented alternately by a factor of 2 and 4.

36–2=34,

34–4=30,

30–2=28,

28–4=24,

24–2=22,