Explicit rule :
an = a1 + d(n - 1)
Where an is the nth term ......a1 is the first term and d is the common difference [ here = - 6]
So we have
an = 12 + - 6(n - 1) = 12 - 6(n - 1)
For my multiple choice it has these as the choices.
an=18+6n
an=6−6n
an=18−12n
an=18−6n