ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE IN REAL-LIFE

SITUTATION

A Toyota rental company charge a base rate to rent a

Toyota plus an additional fee based on how many miles
you drive the car. The chart below represent the total cost to
rent the Toyota. How much will you have to pay if you
drive the car 143 miles?
Number of miles Cost of rental
64 452
65 456
66 460
67 464
143 768

An= A1 + (n-1)d An= 200 + (n-1)4

452= A1 + (64-1)4 A143= 200 + (143-1)4
452= A1 + (63)4 A143= 200 + (142)4
452= A1 + 252 A143= 200 + 568
A1= 452-252 A143= 768
A1= 200

Submitted by: Brittny Yvonne C. Cayud-ong

 ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE IN REAL-LIFE
SITUATION

In Iligan city east national high school, there are 785

students in grade 7, 985 students in grade 8, 1185
students in grade 9. How many grade 10 students are
there in iligan city east national high school?

Grade level 7 8 9 10
Number of 785 985 1185 1385
students

Solution: An = A1 + (n-1)d
A4 = 785 + (4-1) 200
= 785 + 600
A4 = 1385

Final answer: there are 1385 grade 10

students in iligan city east national
high school.

Submitted by: jonard p. mecca