|Acceleration| = (change in speed) / (time for the change)
Change in speed = (speed at the end) minus (speed at the beginning).
Change in speed = (96 m/s - 32 m/s) = 64 m/s
|Acceleration| = (64 m/s) / (8.0 sec) = 8.0 m/s²
This solution is written in terms of speed and the absolute value of acceleration. The question gives no information regarding the direction of motion at any time, so it's not possible to say anything about velocity, or the direction of acceleration.
