1.) You visit the Grand Canyon and drop a penny off the edge of a cliff.

The distance the

penny will fall is 16 feet the first second, 48 feet the next second, 80 feet the third second,
and so on in an arithmetic sequence. What is the total distance the object will fall in 6
seconds?
Answer: 576 feet
2.) There are 20 rows of seats on a concert hall: 25 seats are in the 1st row, 27 seats on the
2nd row, 29 seats on the 3rd row, and so on. If the price per ticket is $2,300, how much
will be the total sales for a one-night concert if all seats are taken?
3.) Sonia has 55 blocks. She decides to stack up all the blocks so that each row has one
less block than the row below. She wants to end up with just 1 block on top. How many
should she put in the bottom row?
4.) There is a stack of logs in the backyard. There are 15 logs in the 1st layer, 14 in the
second, 13 in the third, 12 in the fourth, and so on with the last layer having one log.
How many logs are in the stack?
5.) 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 did he get in year 8 alone?
Answer: $ 32,250
6.) 20 people live on the first floor of the building, 34 people on the second floor and 48
people on the third floor, and so on in an arithmetic sequence.
Whats the total number of people living in the building?
Answer: 240 people
7.) 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?
Answer: 9 weeks
8.) Sherry works at a local fast food chain at the rate of 8.50/hr. The management said
that, depending on her performance, her hourly wage will be increased by 1.50/hr every
month. In how many months will she be receiving 15.00 an hour?