Arithmetic Sequence Word Problem

Jerry deposited $20,000 on an investment that will give $1,750 for every year that his money stays in the account. How much money will he have in his account by the end of year 8?

• $32,250

• $34,000

• $30,500

• $35,750

In his piggy bank, Bingo dropped $1.00 on May 1, $1.75 on May 2, $2.50 on May 3 and so on until the last day of May. How much did he drop in his piggy bank on May 19?

• $13.50

• $13.75

• $14.50

• $15.25

There are 20 rows of seats on a concert hall: 25 seats are in the 1^st row, 27 seats on the 2^nd row, 29 seats on the 3^rd row, and so on. How many seats are in the last row?

• 950

• 67

• 65

• 63

A well is dug 800 meters deep. The 1^st meter costs $250 and the cost per meter increases by $50 for every subsequent meter. Find the cost of digging the 750^th meter.

• $37,700

• $37,750

• $36,650

• $13,300

A recovering heart attack patient is told to get on a regular walking program. The patient is told to walk a distance of 5 km the first week, 8 km the second week, 11 km the third week and so on for a period of 10 weeks. At that point the patient is to maintain the distance walked during the 10th week. How far will the patient walk during the 10th week?

• 35 km

• 32 km

• 25 km

• 22km

Allen is on the football team this year but he has poor time management skills. His mother told him that he is off the team if he fails anything in school. On his first math quiz he earned a 90, then he earned an 86 and an 82 on his next two quizzes. If his grades continue at this rate, what will his quiz grade be after the 8th quiz?

• 62

• 58

• 122

• 118

Edgar is getting better at math. On his first quiz he scored 57 points, then he scores 61 and 65 on his next two quizzes. If his scores continued to increase at the same rate, what will be his score on his 9th quiz?

• 97

• 85

• 93

• 89

Viola makes gift baskets for Valentine’s Day. She has 13 baskets left over from last year (HINT: time =0) and she plans to make 12 more each day. If there are 15 work days until the day she begins to sell the baskets, how many baskets will she have to sell?

• 181

• 193

• 205

• 217

A house worth $350,000 when purchased, was worth $335,000 after the first year and $320,000 after the second year. If the economy does not pick up and this trend continues, what will be the value of the house after 6 years.

• $410,000

• $275,000

• $260,000

• $245,000

After knee surgery, your trainer tells you to return to your jogging program slowly. He suggests jogging for 12 minutes each day for the first week. Each week thereafter, he suggests that you increase that time by 6 minutes per day. How many weeks will it be before you are up to jogging 60 minutes per day?

• 9 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 366 weeks

• 372 weeks