Mathematics: Class 7

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Worksheet # 5.1b

Topic: Sequence

Name: ___________________ Class: __________________

Objective:
Students will be able to:
 Find terms of a sequence when the general term (nth term) is given.
 Solve real life problems involving number sequences and patterns.

1. Complete the number pattern.

(i) 3; 6; 9; 12; ……; ……; ……

(ii) 31; 41; 51; ……; ……; ……

(iii) 18; 27; 36; ……; ……; ……

(iv) 0.3; 0.5; 0.7; ……; ……; ……

(v) 12%; 20%; 28%; ……; ……; ……

(vi) 784; 790; 796; 802; ……; ……; ……

(vii) 16; 25; 36; 49; ……; ……; ……

1 3 1
(viii) ; ;1;1 ; ……; ……; ……
2 4 4

(ix) 945; 925; 905; ……; ……; ……

(x) 84; 72; 60; ……; ……; ……

(xi) 3; 9; 27; 81; ……; ……; ……

(xii) 9.3; 8.7; 8.1; 7.5; ……; ……; ……

1 2 3 4
(xiii) ; ; ; ; ……; ……; ……
2 3 4 5

2 3 4 5
(xiv) ; ; ; ; ……; ……; ……
1 4 9 16

3 5 7 9
(xv) ; ; ; ; ……; ……; ……
6 7 8 9

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0 3 8 15
(xvi) ; ; ; ; ……; ……; ……
2 5 10 17

2. Write down the first four terms of each sequence.

a. A number sequence has nth term 12n + 7

b. A number sequence has nth term 5n – 6

c. A number sequence has nth term -3n – 1

d. A number sequence has nth term 4n – 2

e. A number sequence has nth term 5n - 1

3. Mr. Asad suffers from allergies. When allergy season arrives, his doctor recommends that he take 300
mg of his medication the first day, and decrease the dosage by one half each day for one week. Find
the general term for medication dosage.

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4. Your grandmother gives you Rs.1000 to start a college book fund. She tells you she will add Rs.200 to
the fund each month, if you will add Rs.50 each month. What formula will generate the sequence of
monthly amounts in your college book fund?

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