What is the 3rd arithmetic mean out of 4 arithmetic means inserted between 18 and 3?

Answer: 9
Explanation

The common difference is 3-3, so the sequence becomes:
18,15,12,9,6,318, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3
The 3rd mean is the 4th term: 9.

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