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Answer:

-70

Explanation:

We are given this arithmetic sequence:

-2, -6, -10, -14, ...

And we want to find the 18th term in it.

The 18th term can be found using this formula:

1st term + common difference(desired term-1)

The desired term is the term that we are looking for. In this case, it would be the 18th term, so substitute 'desired term' with 18.

1st term + common difference(18-1)

So, let's find the first term and the common difference.

The 1st term is the first term (number) that appears in the sequence. In this case, that number would be -2.

The common difference can be found by doing second term minus first term.

Remember that we know that the first term is -2. The second term is the second number that appears in the sequence, which would be -6.

So, do -6 subtract -2.

-6 - - 2

-6 + 2

-4

The common difference is -4.

So, we can plug -2 and -4 into the formula.

-2 - 4(18-1)

Now, doing the order of operations, first, subtract 1 from 18.

-2-4(17)

Now multiply -4 and 17 together.

-2 -68

Subtract -68 from -2.

-70

The 18th term of the sequence is -70.

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