Scribd
Upload
174 views

Worksheet - Application Arithmetic Sequence

The document provides 11 arithmetic sequence word problems. Some key examples summarized: - A tree loses leaves in an arithmetic sequence, calculating the leaves lost on the 21st day and total in October. - A company projects a $100,000 loss in year 1, but profits increase by $15,000 each year - it turns profitable in year 8. - A car worth $25,000 falls $1,500 in value each year - it takes 10 years to reach $10,000 value. - Grandparents deposit amounts in a savings account in an arithmetic progression, totaling $10,450 after the 18th birthday.

Uploaded by

Noof Abdulla M A Ahmad
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
174 views

Worksheet - Application Arithmetic Sequence

The document provides 11 arithmetic sequence word problems. Some key examples summarized: - A tree loses leaves in an arithmetic sequence, calculating the leaves lost on the 21st day and total in October. - A company projects a $100,000 loss in year 1, but profits increase by $15,000 each year - it turns profitable in year 8. - A car worth $25,000 falls $1,500 in value each year - it takes 10 years to reach $10,000 value. - Grandparents deposit amounts in a savings account in an arithmetic progression, totaling $10,450 after the 18th birthday.

Uploaded by

Noof Abdulla M A Ahmad
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 5

Arithmetic sequences application

1)

a) Calculate the number of leaves that the tree loses on the 21st of October.
b) Find the total number of leaves that the tree loses in the 31 days of the month of
October.

2)

3)

4)

5)
6)

7) A company projects a loss of $100,000 in its first year of trading, but each year it will
make $15000 more than the previous year. In which year does it first expect to make a
profit?

8) A car has initial value $25000. It falls in value by $1500 each year. How many years
does it take for the value to reach $10000.

9) The audience members at the first five showings of a new play are :24,34,46,55,64.
a) Justify that the sequence is approximately arithmetic
b) Assuming that the arithmetic sequence model still holds,predict the number of
audience members at the sixth showing.

10) According to a business plan, a company thinks it will sell 100 widgets in its first
month trading, and 20 more widgets each month more than the previous month. How
long will it take to sell a total of 400 widgets?

11) When digging a rail tunnel there is a cost of $10000 for the first meter, Each
additional meter costs $500 more per meter(so the second meter costs $10500). How
much does it cost to dig a tunnel 200m long?

12) When Elsa was born, her grandparents deposited $100 in her savings account and
then on subsequent birthdays they deposit $150 then $200 then $250 and so on in an
arithmetic progression. How much have they deposited in total just after her 18th
birthday?
Answers

1)

2) U4=U1+3d
U8= U1+7d
U20= U1+19d

U8= 2U4
U1+7d = 2(U1+3d)
U1+7d =2U1+6d)
d = U1

U1+19d = 4000
As d = U1,
U1+19U1 = 4000
20U1 = 4000
U1= 200

Substitute back into the equation to get d.


d=200

3)

4)
5)

6)

7) -100000,-85000,-70000,....

After 8th year.

8) 23500,22000,20500,...

10 years
9)
a) Find the common difference between each term. Find the average of those
common difference. d=10(approximately)
b) U6 = 74

10) 100,120,140,...
Un=400
n=16months

11) 10000,10500,11000,...
S200= 11.95 million

12) U0= 100


U1= 150
U2 =200
U3=250

S18 = 10350
Total on 18th birthday = 100 + 10350 =$10450.

You might also like