Find the next number in the pattern

-8, - 2, 2,4 ...

5

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to see the pattern, we start with - 8, the second number is - 2, the distance between - 8 and - 2 is 6 units. Now from - 2 to 2 the distance is 4 units. From 2 to 4 distance is 2 units. Then we can conclude that with each step the distance is divided by 2, then the next number is 5 because the distance between 4 and 5 is 1 unit.