document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130358>Question 1130358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3, -6, 12, 4, 20, ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no formal mathematics to ANY problem like this.  Finding \"the\" answer is no more than a guessing game.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is very likely that there are many different logical ways to get this sequence of numbers; the different ways will probably yield different next numbers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Furthermore, ANY next number will make a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you are so inclined, take a few seconds, or maybe a minute or two, to see if you can find a logical way to get the given sequence of numbers, and use that logical way to predict the next number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But realize that any answer you come up with, either by logic or by a random guess, might not be the \"right\" answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it is a total waste of time to spend any significant amount of time trying to answer a question like this. </SPAN>\n" );
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