document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1113178>Question 1113178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the next number and how to solve it \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7, 14, 14, 0, -28, -56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks a lot </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no way to \"solve\" ANY problem like this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could put any number next and it would be a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And if you see a logical pattern in the numbers that leads logically to a next number in the sequence, it still might not be the \"right\" pattern that the originator of the problem used.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no useful mathematics in any problem like this.  Spend a minute or two at the most looking for a POSSIBLE answer; then move on and find something more useful to do with your time. </SPAN>\n" );
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