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What is the next term in the sequence?

2, –4, 8, –16, . . .


–24


–32


32


24

User Orentet
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The answer is 32 Why?

Because since it's getting added by times 2 for every number the number after 16 would be 32 when doing 16 x 2 and since the last number being -16 was negative the number after it would be positive, also if you want it more straight forward the 32 cannot be negative because when you times a negative with a positive you get a positive. Hope this helps!

User Alberto Malagoli
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Each time, it is being multiplied by -2

32
User Tom Breloff
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