What is the common difference in the arithmetic sequence -2, -5, -8, -11, -14?

Question

What is the common difference in the arithmetic sequence -2, -5, -8, -11, -14?

Answer 1

Evaluate the difference of any 2 consecutive numbers in the sequence.  Examples:

 

-5 - (-2) = -3

-8 - (-5) = -3

-11 - (-8) = -3