document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53162>Question 53162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> describe a pattern in the sequence of numbers. Predict the next number:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,-6,18,-54...   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " what turns a 2 to a -6?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " it is 2+-8=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then what turns -6 into 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Its -6+24=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Then continue the pattern </SPAN>\n" );
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