WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING SEQUENCE

In 2019, James entered a job with an annual salary of PhP 160,000. If he receives an increase of PhP 5,000 every two years, how much will his salary be in 2030?

• PhP 180,000

• PhP 185,000

• PhP 190,000

• PhP 195,000

A movie theater has 12 rows. There are 16 seats in the first row, 18 seats in the second row, 20 seats in the third row, and so on. What is the total number of seats in the theater?

• 300

• 312

• 324

• 336

Ruby’s scores in five Math tests are 95, 93, 96, 92 and 94. What is his mean score?

• 93

• 93.5

• 94

• 94.5

Mr. Yuseco gave his son PhP 300 on her 10th birthday and intends to increase this by PhP 200 each year. How much will his son receive on his 21st birthday?

• PhP 2,500

• PhP 2,300

• PhP 2,100

• PhP 1,900

In a group of street dancers, the choreographer would like to have a triangular formation consisting of 35 dancers in the first row, 31 dancers in the second row, and 27 dancers in the third row. If the pattern continues, how many dancers are there in the last row?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Hershey saved PhP 1,000 in January, PhP 1,150 in February, PhP 1,300 in March, PhP 1,450 in April, and so on. How much would she be able to save in a year?

• PhP 21,000

• PhP 21,300

• PhP 21,600

• PhP 21,900

A university board established a call tree to contact all its employees in case of class suspension. Each of the three supervisors calls three employees who each in turn calls three other employees and so on. How many employees will be notified in eight rounds of phone calls?

• 9,840

• 9,480

• 8,940

• 8,490

There are 1,000 bacteria at the end of the first day. If the bacteria double in number every day, how many bacteria will there be after 15 days?

• 16,384,000

• 1,638,400

• 163,840

• 16,384

Sarah saved Php 5 on Monday, Php 10 on Tuesday, Php 20 on Wednesday, and so on. How much is her total savings at the end of the week?

• Php 365

• Php 485

• Php 635

• Php 845

A pendulum of a clock is released. On the first swing, it travels 20 inches. On each succeeding swing, it travels a total of 90% the distance of the pervious swing. What is the total distance traveled by the pendulum?

• 180 inches

• 200 inches

• 220 inches

• 240 inches