If any of you lacks wisdom, you

should ask God, who gives

generously to all without finding
fault, and it will be given to you.

JAMES 1:5
Arithmetic Sequence
(Problem 1):
John is saving money for a new bicycle.
He starts by saving $20 on the first day
and plans to save an additional $5 each
day. How much money will he have saved
by the 10th day?
SOLUTION
GIVEN FORMULA

a1 = $20 • a10 = 20 + (10 - 1) * 5

n = 10 • a10 = 20 + 9 * 5
d = $5 • a10 = 20 + 45
• a10 = $65
So, John will have saved
$65 by the 10th day.
(Problem 2):
Emily is saving money for a
new gadget. She starts by
saving $50 on the first day and
plans to save an additional $7
each day. How much money
will she have saved by the
12th day?
SOLUTION

GIVEN FORMULA
• a1 = $50 • a12 = 50 + (12 - 1) * 7
• n = 12 • a12 = 50 + 11 * 7
• d = $7 • a12 = 50 + 77
• a12 = $127

So, Emily will have saved

$127 by the 12th day
(Problem 3):
Jeorge is saving money to buy a new
laptop. his starts by saving $50 on the
first day and plans to save an additional
$10 each day. What will be her savings on
the 12th day?
solution
formula So, Jeorge
a12 = 50 + (12 - 1) * 10 will have
a12 = 50 + 11 * 10 saved $160 on
a12 = 50 + 110 the 12th day.
a12 = $160
Arithmetic Means
(Problem)1:
John is saving money each week to buy a
new video game console. In the first week, he
saved $20, and in the third week, he saved
$40. If John wants to achieve an average
weekly savings of $30 over these three
weeks, how much should he save in the
second week?
 Arithmetic Series
(Problem): Zoro is organizing a charity
event and plans to sell 50 tickets. The
price of the first ticket is $10, and for
each subsequent ticket, the price increases
by $2. What is the total revenue she will
generate from ticket sales?
SOLUTION So, Zoro will
Sn = (50/2) * [2 generate a total
*10+(50-1) * 2] revenue of $2,950
Sn = 25 * [20 + 49 * 2] from ticket sales.
Sn = 25 * [20 + 98]
Sn = 25 * 118
Sn = $2,950
Geometric Sequence
(Problem 1):
A population of bacteria starts with
100 individuals, and it doubles in
number every hour. How many
bacteria will there be after 6 hours?
 solution
So, there will be
(formula)
a6 = 100 * 2^(6-1)
3200
a6 = 100 * 2^5) bacteria after 6
a6 = 100 * 32 hours.
(a6 = 3200)
(Problem 2):
An investment grows at an annual
rate of 8%. If the initial investment is
$5,000, how much will it be worth
after 5 years?
solution So, the investment
formula will be worth
approximately $6,802.50
a5 = 5000 * (1.08)^(5-1) after 5 years.

a5 = 5000 * (1.08)^4
a5 ≈ 5000 * 1.3605
a5 ≈ $6,802.50
(Problem 3):
A cell divides into two cells every 30
minutes. If there were initially 4 cells, how
many cells will there be after 2 hours?
 solution
formula
So, there will
a8 = 4 * 2^(8-1)
be 512 cells
a8 = 4 * 2^7
after 2 hours.
a8 = 4 * 128
a8 = 512
Geometric Means (Problem): In a
geometric progression, the first term is 2,
and the third term is 18. What is the
second term of the sequence?
soution
formula So, the second
a2 = a1 * r^(2-1)
term of the
a2 = 2 * 3^(2-1) geometric
a2 = 2 * 3^1 sequence is 6.
a2 = 2 * 3
a2 = 6
Geometric Series (Problem): A
company's profits for the first year
were $10,000, and they doubled each
year for the next 5 years. What is the
total profit of the company over these
6 years
 solution
formula So, the total
Sn = 10000 * [(1 - 2^6) / (1 - 2)] profit of the
Sn = 10000 * [(1 - 64) / (-1)]
Sn = 10000 * [-63 / (-1)]
company over
Sn = 10000 * 63 the 6 years
Sn = $630,000 is $630,000.
Salamat po