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