SOLUTION: which of the missing term in this arithmetic sequence 23, 18,13,8,3 ___, -7,-12?

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Question 1167323: which of the missing term in this arithmetic sequence 23, 18,13,8,3 ___, -7,-12?
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Find the common difference and add it to 3.

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