Real-Life Sequences: Exploring Arithmetic & Geometric Patterns

A gardener plants a row of 5 trees. Each year, he adds 3 more trees to the row. How many trees will there be after 4 years?

• 10

• 17

• 20

• 15

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A car travels 60 miles in the first hour and increases its speed by 10 miles each hour. How far will the car travel in 3 hours?

• 150 miles

• 210 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

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A book series starts with 1 book and doubles the number of books published each year. How many books will be published after 5 years?

• 64

• 32

• 16

• 24

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A student saves $5 in the first week and increases her savings by $2 each week. How much will she have saved after 8 weeks?

• 96

• 85

• 80

• 70

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A factory produces 100 units in the first month and increases production by 50 units each month. How many units will be produced in the 6th month?

• 250 units

• 350 units

• 400 units

• 300 units

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A sequence of numbers starts with 2 and each number is multiplied by 3 to get the next number. What is the 4th number in this sequence?

• 18

• 54

• 36

• 72

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A concert hall has 200 seats in the first row and each subsequent row has 10 more seats than the previous one. How many seats are in the 5th row?

• 230

• 220

• 240

• 250

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A savings account starts with $100 and earns $20 more each month. How much will be in the account after 6 months?

• $200

• $180

• $250

• $220

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A sequence of numbers starts at 5 and each number is decreased by 1. What is the 10th number in this sequence?

• 0

• -1

• 5

• -4

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A company’s profit starts at $1,000 and increases by 10% each year. What will the profit be after 3 years?

• $1,331

• $1,000

• $1,200

• $1,500

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