Modeling with Sequences and Series — Quiz Answers

During a radio contest, 50 dollars is added to the prize money each time a caller answers the contest question incorrectly. The first caller has a chance to win 100 dollars Which equation represents the amount the 10 th caller receives if this caller is the first to answer the question correctly?

A student wrote the terms. negative 1 third comma 1 sixth comma negative 1 over 12 comma 1 over 24 comma negative 1 over 48 What do these terms represent?

Juliana wrote the terms. negative 8 comma negative 4 comma 0 comma 4 comma 8 comma 12 What do these terms represent?

A marine biologist is setting up a net 6 feet below the surface of the water. Each foot of the water screens out 40 percent of the light coming from the surface. Which of the following is the approximate percentage of light remaining after passing through 6 feet of water, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Alberto is stacking firewood. He puts 20 logs on the bottom row. Then he stacks each row so that there is 1 fewer log than the row below. Which of the following can be used to determine the total number of logs in 10 rows?

Brenda already has 200 dollars to put toward the purchase of a new laptop that sells for 450 dollars She will save 50 dollars each month, starting next month, until she can buy the laptop. Which of the following represents the amounts she will have each month, starting next month, until she can afford to buy the laptop (assuming there is no sales tax)?

Tyrone opens a savings account by depositing 75 dollars in August. He increases each month’s deposit by 10 dollars compared to the previous month’s deposit. Which of the following shows the amounts in Tyrone’s account from August through December?

Consider the pattern. 5 plus 5 thirds plus 5 ninths plus 5 over 27 plus 5 over 81 plus dot dot dot What does this pattern represent?

There are 15 rows of seats in an auditorium. The first row has 20 seats, and each of the other rows has 5 more seats than the row immediately in front of it. Which of the following is formed by the list of the number of seats in each row?

The average customer for a certain utility company pays 120 dollars per month for utilities. The company plans to decrease utility bills by 3 percent each year for the next five years. Which of the following can be used to determine the total amount an average customer will pay for utilities during the next five years?