Real-Life Word Problems with Sequences for Grade 8

A car travels 60 miles in the first hour and increases its speed by 10 miles each hour. How far will it travel in the 5th hour?

• 100 miles

• 70 miles

• 80 miles

• 90 miles

A gardener plants a row of flowers. The first flower is planted 2 feet from the start, and each subsequent flower is planted 3 feet apart. How far from the start is the 10th flower?

• 29 feet

• 20 feet

• 32 feet

• 25 feet

A bank offers a savings account with an initial deposit of $100 and adds $5 each month. How much money will be in the account after 12 months?

• $160

• $150

• $200

• $120

A sequence of numbers starts with 3 and each term is multiplied by 2. What is the 6th term in this geometric sequence?

• 72

• 48

• 64

• 96

A theater has 100 seats in the first row and each subsequent row has 10 more seats than the previous one. How many seats are in the 8th row?

• 150

• 120

• 170

• 200

A person saves $50 in the first month and increases their savings by $10 each month. How much will they have saved after 6 months?

• 300

• 450

• 400

• 500

A sequence starts with 5 and each term is increased by 4. What is the 15th term of this arithmetic sequence?

• 61

• 49

• 65

• 57

A company’s profit doubles every year, starting with $1,000 in the first year. What will be the profit in the 4th year?

• $2,000

• $4,000

• $8,000

• $16,000

A staircase has 10 steps, and each step is 6 inches high. If the height of each step increases by 2 inches for the next staircase, how high will the 10th step be in the new staircase?

• 70 inches

• 80 inches

• 90 inches

• 100 inches

A sequence of numbers starts at 1 and each term is 3 more than the previous term. What is the sum of the first 10 terms of this arithmetic sequence?

• 120

• 200

• 90

• 145