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Module 1 - Lesson 1: SEARCHING FOR PATTERNS

Mathematic
WHAT I KNOW -----PRE- ASSESSMENT Find the next two terms of the sequences below. 1. 2, 3, 5, 8, _____, _____
The next two terms of the given sequence are 12 and 17. 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 17 The next terms of
Choose the best answer. Write only the letter corresponds to the correct answer. the sequence after the first were obtained by adding counting numbers to the previous
1. Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence 4, 8, 12, 16, _________. terms. That is, 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 17 2. 3, 5, 7, 9, _____, _____ The next two terms of the given
A. 32 B. 20 C. 17 D. 48 sequence are 11 and 13. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 The next terms of the sequence after the first were
2. What is the missing term in the sequence 50, 47, 44, _______, 38, 35? obtained by adding 2 to the previous terms.
A. 41 B. 42 C. 39 D. 40 That is, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 3. 8, 5, 2, -1, _____, _____ The next two terms of the given
3. Refer to #2, what is the 10th term? sequence are 11 and 13. 8, 5, 2, -1, - 4, - 7 The next terms of the sequence after the first
A. 22 B. 28 C. 24 D. 23 were obtained by subtracting 3 from the previous terms or by adding -3 to the previous
4. In the sequence 43, 38, 33, 28, 23 … what is the common difference? terms.
A. +5 B. -7 C. -5 D. 7
5. Refer to #4, what is the 7th term?
A. -13 B. -18 C. 18 D. 13
6. Which of the following describe an arithmetic sequence?
A. 3, 6, 12, 24 … C. 1/3, 1/6. 1/9, 1/12 …
B. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 … D. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 …
7. In the formula An = A1 + (n – 1) d, A1 represents?
A. Last term b. First term C. Second term D. Common Difference
8. Refer to number 7 above, d represents________________.
A. Common difference C. Common divisor
B. Common ratio D. Common dividend
9. In number 7 above, n is the _________________.
A. ratio of terms C. number of terms
B. number of decrease D. number of difference
10. Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 5, 16/3, 5 2/3, 6 …
A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. ½ D. 2/3
11. Find the 9th term of the arithmetic sequence with A1= 15 and d = -½
A. -11 B. -12 C. 11 D. 12
12. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 6, 10, 14, 18 … is 402?
A. 120th term B. 99th term C. 111th term D. 112th term
13. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 32 while the 12th term is 109. What is the
common difference?
A. 6 B. 5 C. 8 D. 7
14. Find p so that p + 7, 3p + 9, p + 3 form as arithmetic sequence.
A. -2 B. 2 C. -3 D. 3
15. A fruit vendor sold 15kg of fruits for 1 day, 19kg for 2 days and 23 kg for 3 days, how
many kg of fruits will be sold on the 7th day?
A. 37kg B. 38kg C. 40kg D. 39kg