3 <--the 1st term 3 + (-9) = -6 <--the 2nd term -6 + (18) = 12 <--the 3rd term 12 + (-8) = 4 <--the 4th term 4 + (16) = 20 <--the 5th term So using that pattern: 20 + (-7) = 13 <--the 6th trm 13 + (14) = 27 <--the 7th term 27 + (-6) = 21 <--the 8th term 21 + (12) = 33 <--the 9th term ... Edwin