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With a suitable choice of the generating rule, any number of your choice can be next.

A simple polynomial, though is

Un = (n3 - 8n2 + 11n + 36)/2 for n = 1, 2, 3, etc which gives the next number in the sequence as another 8.

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Q: What is the next number in this sequence 20 17 12 8?
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