Answer
$161$
Work Step by Step
For an arithmetic series, the sum for the finite series is given by:
$S_n=\dfrac{n(a_1+a_n)}{2}$
Thus, we have
$S_{7}=\dfrac{7 \times (44+2)}{2}=\dfrac{7 \times (46)}{2}$
Hence, we have $s_{8}=7 \times 23=161$