document.write( "Question 1038712: What should be the next number in the following series? 100 96 104 88 120 56 _ ?_ \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #653435 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Look at the differences between successive numbers,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"100-96=4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"96-104=-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"104-88=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"88-120=-32\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"120-56=64\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then the next difference would be $\"%28-2%29%2864%29=-128\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"56-X=-128\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=56%2B128\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=184\"$
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