document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203621>Question 1203621</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the 7th term of the series 12, 6, 18,... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ALL problems like this, in which a finite sequence of numbers is given without any information about what kind of sequence it is, and we are expected to find next terms or perhaps a formula for the n-th term, are invalid.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given any sequence of numbers with no information about the type of sequence, ANY following numbers will form a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This kind of problem is for entertainment purposes only.  You can spend as much (or as little!) time as you want looking for a pattern that predicts subsequent numbers in the sequence; but you have no way of knowing whether any answer you come up with is \"right\".<br><BR>\n" );
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