SOLUTION: What should be the next number in the following series? 100 96 104 88 120 56 _ ?_

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Question 1038712: What should be the next number in the following series? 100 96 104 88 120 56 _ ?_
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at the differences between successive numbers,
100-96=4
96-104=-8
104-88=16
88-120=-32
120-56=64
So then the next difference would be %28-2%29%2864%29=-128
56-X=-128
X=56%2B128
X=184