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Amit was playing a number card game. In the game, some number cards (having both +ve or -ve numbers) are arranged in a row such that they are following an arithmetic progression. On his first turn, Amit picks up 6th and 14th card and finds their sum to be -76. On the second turn he picks up 8th and 16th card and finds their sum to be `- 96`.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
What is the difference between the numbers on any two consecutive cards?

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