The 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 while the 12th term is 4

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Problem

The 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 while the 12th term is 4. Without performing the full calculation, state whether the common difference of the progression is positive, negative or zero and give a brief reason.

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