?,?,?,?,9,?,?,27,?,?,?, ... Let d be the common difference between every two terms. Then, Then the 6th term is the 5th term plus d and the 7th term is the 8th term minus d: ?,?,?,?,9,9+d,27-d,27,?,?,?, ... When you add d to the 6th term, you get the 7th term, so, (9+d) + d = (27-d) 9 + d + d = 27 - d 9 + 2d = 27 - d 3d = 18 d = 6 ?,?,?,?,9,9+6,27-6,27,?,?,?, ... ?,?,?,?,9,15,21,27,?,?,?, ... Now just add 6 over and over to get the terms on the right and subtract 6 over and over to get the terms on the left: -5,-9,-3,3,9,15,21,27,33,39,45,51, Now you can finish. Edwin