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The list is 2, 5, 9, 14, 20,...
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Let n be the next term.
\Write an equation for the situation.
\Previous term + 7 = Next term.
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(Substitute previous term = 20 and next term = n)
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The next term in the given list is 27.
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The next term in the given list is 27.