SOLUTION: what number would come next in this sequence? 3, -6, 12, 4, 20 Answers 13,14, 6, or 16

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Question 1045846: what number would come next in this sequence?
3, -6, 12, 4, 20
Answers 13,14, 6, or 16

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Any number.

It is not math.


Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

3, -6 , 12, 4, 20
Start with first term
3 - 9 = ->second term
-6 + 18 = ->third term
12 - 8 = ->fourth term
4 + 16 = ->fifth term
20 - 7 = 13 ->next term; so, answer is
then comes
13 + 14 =
27 - 6 = and so on
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