Sequences Practice

Identify the common difference.
97, 86, 75, 64, ...

• 8
• 11
• -11
• -8

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The next two terms of the sequence 4,7,10,13 are ....

• 16 and 19
• 15 and 19
• 16 and 18
• 15 and 18

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Find the common difference: 29, 21, 13, 5, ...

• d = -10
• d = -9
• d = -8
• d = -7

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Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 2
• -2
• 1/2
• -1/2

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225,75,25,8.33

• Geometric sequence with a common ratio of 1/3
• Geometric sequence with a common ration of 3
• Arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 58
• Common difference of 3

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900, 450, 225, 112.5

• Geometric sequence with a common ratio of 1/2
• Geometric sequence with a common ration of 2
• Arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 450
• Common difference of 2

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Decide if the sequence is arithmetic, geometric or neither:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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Michael earned $240 in the first week, $350 in the second week and $460 in the third week, and so on in an arithmetic sequence. How much did he earn in the first 5 weeks?

• $680

• $2,300

• $1,050

• $570

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Write the recursive rule for the geometric sequence:
64, 16, 4,...

• a₁ = 64; a_n = a_n-1 - ¼
• a₁ = 4; a_n = 4(a_n-1)
• a₁ = 64; a_n = 4(a_n-1)
• a₁ = 64; a_n =   1/4(a_n-1)

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Write the explicit rule for the geometric sequence:
2, -12, 72, ...

• a_n = 72(-6)^n-1
• a_n = 2(-6)^n-1
• a_n = 2(6)^n-1
• a_n = 72(-6)^n-1

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