St. Rose Catholic School, Inc.

Paniqui, Tarlac

MATHEMATICS 10
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES

NAME: DATE:
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REAL WORLD PROBLEMS

Solve the following problems using the concept of arithmetic sequences and series.
Show your solutions if necessary.

1. Maria is saving her money to buy a car. She has Php50,000, and she plans to
save Php3,750 per week from her job as a call center manager.
a. How much will Maria have saved after 8 weeks?
b. If the car’s down payment costs Php270,000, how long will it take her to
save money at this rate?

2. There are 28 seats in the front row of a theater. Each successive row contains
two more seats than the previous row. If there are 24 rows, how many seats are
there in the last row?

3. Clarito began an exercise program to get back in shape. He plans to row 5

minutes on his rowing machine the first day and increase his rowing time by one
minute and thirty seconds each day.
a. How long will he row on the 18th day?
b. On what day will Clarito first row an hour and more?

Process Questions:

1. How are the answers to each problem solved?

2. Will the patterns of the above problems continue indefinitely? Explain.
3. How can outcomes of certain real life problems be predicted?