Arithmetic & Geometric Sequences Applications

Sweet Time Bakery just opened and is increasing the number of items they bake. For example, the bakery made 150 carrot cakes in January, 133 carrot cakes in February, 116 carrot cakes in March, and 99 carrot cakes in April. What kind of sequence is this?

• Geometric
• Arithmetic
• Both
• Neither

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Carey is organizing her books and putting them on shelves. She put 2 books on the first shelf, 8 books on the second shelf, 32 books on the third shelf, and 128 books on the fourth shelf. What kind of sequence is this?

• Geometric
• Arithmetic
• Both
• Neither

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A plumber charges $55 for 1 hour of work, $90 for 2 hours, and $125 for 3 hours. Which function represents the sequence of hourly charges?

• a_n = 55 + 35n

• a_n = 55(35)^n-1

• a_n = 35 + (n-1)55

• a_n = 55 + (n-1)35

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You have $729 in the bank on Day 1, $243 on Day 2, and $81 on Day 3. Write the formula that expresses the sequence.

• a_n = 729(1/3)^n-1

• a_n = 729(3)^n-1

• a_n = 1/3(a_n-1)

• a_n = 1/3(729)^n-1

An auditorium has 80 rows of seats and the number of seats per row increases at a constant rate.  If there are 32 seats in the 8th row, and 68 seats in the 20th row, how many seats are in the last row?

• 240
• 248
• 272
• 320

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A grocer is creating a display of cans. There are 40 cans on the 1st (bottom) row, 38 cans on the 2nd row, 36 cans on the 3rd row, and so on. How many cans will be on the 15th row?

• 32 cans

• 10 cans

• 12 cans

• 68 cans

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You have $10 in your bank account. It doubles in the first month and every month thereafter. How much money will you have after 5 months?

• $50

• $35

• $320

• $250

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Daisy received $2 on her first birthday. Each year, the amount of money she received tripled. How much money will she receive on her 5^th birthday?

• $10

• $300

• $162

• $416

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