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Geometric Sequence Word Problems

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Geometric Sequence Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This image shows how a certain bacteria grows in a petri dish. What is the common ratio of this sequence?

4

3

2

6

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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Which sequence type, and common ratio/difference is correct for the table?

arithmetic

common ratio = 2

geometric

common ratio = 2

arithmetic

common difference = 2

geometric

common difference = -2

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Find the first 6 terms of the sequence

1, 2, 6, 18, 54, 162

2, 6, 18, 54, 162, 486

-2, -6, -18, -54, -162, -486

-2, 1, 4, 7, 10, 13

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

On a scale of 1-5, 1 meaning "I have no clue what is going on" to 5 meaning "I got it completely," how would you rate your understanding of identifying Geometric  Sequences: Graphing & Word Problems ?

1

2

3

4

5

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A child on a swing is let go from a vertical height so that the distance he travels in the first back - and - forth swing is exactly 9 feet.  If each swing decreases the distance by 85 % write a geometric series that expresses the distance the child travels in feet. 

an = 9 (.85)n-1

an = 9 (.15) n - 1

an = (.85) (9) n-1

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

Match the following for the prompt: A bacteria colony starts with 5 bacteria and triples every hour.

5

Explicit equation

Recursive equation

3

Common ratio

Initial value

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1A

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