SOLUTION: consider the series :27, 24, 20, 15, 9, 2, what come next ?

SOLUTION: consider the series :27, 24, 20, 15, 9, 2, what come next ?

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Question 274048: consider the series :27, 24, 20, 15, 9, 2, what come next ?
Answer by Kaley2(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
All that is happening is the numbers are decreasing by 1 more number than before. First by 3, then 4, then 5, 6, 7, and the next is 8, so after 2 the number would be -6.
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