Answer :

Notice that:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 2=7-5, \\ 5=2+3, \\ 0=5-5, \\ 3=0+3, \\ -2=3-5, \\ 1=-2+3. \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, to compute the following terms we have to alternate between subtracting 5 and adding 3.

Then, the next number in the list is:

[tex]1-5=-4.[/tex]

Answer: -4.

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