I.

APPLICATIONS OF SEQUENCES  
A. GREET THEM IN KHMER
In Cambodia, Khmer is their language. Today we will learn basic Khmer greeting by simply answering
the following questions below. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided before the
number. The letters will spell out the Khmer greeting.
_____1.What is the 5th term of the arithmetic sequence ?
G. 23 H. 24 I. 25 J. 26
_____2. What is the next 3 terms of the Fibonacci sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5,…?
T. 8, 10, 18 U. 8, 13, 21 V. 8, 12, 16 W. 8, 11, 14
_____3. What are the missing numbers in the sequence 4, __, __, __, 64?
M. 8, 16, 32 N. 8, 14, 28 O. 8, 18, 28 P. 8, 12, 16
_____4. What is the common ratio of the given sequence 3, -6, 12, -24, 48?
Q. -2 R. 2 S. 3 T. -3
_____5. What is the 10 th term of the arithmetic sequence ?
I. 25 J. 30 K. 35 L. 40
_____6. If , then what is ?
T. -20 U. -22 V. 20 W. 22
_____7. What is the common ratio of the given sequence 1000, 500, 250, 125,…?
P. 2 Q. -2 R. S.
_____8. What is the 8th term of the sequence -10, -8, -6, -4, …?
S. 2 T. 4 U. 6 V. 8
_____9 – 10. What is the Khmer greeting?
A. JUMQITRU B. JUMQITRT C. GUMQITRU D. GUMQITRS
QUIZ: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
For items 1 to 2, refer to this problem.
To replace the trees destroyed by typhoon Yolanda, the forestry department of Tagaytay has
developed a ten-year plan. During the first year they will plant 100 trees. Each succeeding year, they will
plant 50 more trees than they planted the year before.
1. How many trees will they plant during the fifth year?
a. 100 trees b. 200 trees c. 300 trees d. 400 trees
2. How many trees will they have planted by the end of the tenth year?
a. 550 trees b. 650 trees c. 500 trees d. 600 trees
3. A tube well is bored 800 meters deep. The 1st meter costs $250 and the cost per meter increases by $50
for every subsequent meter. Find the cost of boring the 750th meter and the total cost incurred for the entire
job.
a. $37,500 b. $37,600 c. $37,700 d. 37,800
4. Sonia has 55 blocks. She decides to stack up all the blocks so that each row has one less block than the
row below. She wants to end up with just 1 block on top. How many should she put in the bottom row?
a. 10 blocks b. 15 blocks c. 20 blocks d. 25 blocks
  
5. A theater has 32 rows of seats. If there are 26 seats in the 1st row, 30 in the 2nd, 34 in the 3rd, and so
on, how many seats are there in all?
a. 100 seats b. 150 seats c. 200 seats d. 250 seats
6. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence {1,3,5,7,…} will give a sum of 961?
a. 480 b. 481 c. 482 d. 483
7. In a choir, there are 5 rows. If there are 5 persons in the 1st row, 9 in the 2nd, 13 in the 3rd, and so on,
how many persons are there in a choir? Assume the pattern continues.
a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21
8. There are 20 rows of seats on a concert hall: 25 seats are in the 1st row, 27 seats on the 2nd row, 29
seats on the 3rd row, and so on. If the price per ticket is $32, how much will be the total sales for a one-
night concert if all seats are taken?
a. $28,160 b. $29,000 c. $29,160 d. $30,000
9. An arithmetic sequence has a 10th term of 17 and a 14th term of 29. Find the common difference.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
10. An arithmetic sequence has a 7th term of 54 and a 13th term of 96. Find the common difference.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
11. Find the k given that the following sequence is a geometric sequence: (k, 3k, 20-k,…)
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
12. Find the next three terms of the sequence (10, 5, …)
a. 1, 2, 3,… b. c. d. 0, -5, -10
13. Find the equation for the general term of the sequence (5, 10, 20, 40, 80,…)
a. b. c. d.
14. What’s the equation of the sequence (1, 3, 5, 7, 9,…)
a. b. c. d.
15. Edgar is getting better at math. On his first quiz he scored 57 points, then he scores 61 and 65 on his
next two quizzes. If his scores continued to increase at the same rate, what will be his score on his 9th
quiz?
a. 89 b. 90 c. 91 d. 92
16. Identify the 5th term using the formula .
a. 143 b. 243 c. 343 d. 443
17. A virus reproduces by dividing into two, and after a certain growth period, it divides into two again. As
the virus continues to reproduce, it will continue to divide in two. How many viruses will be in a system
starting with a single virus AFTER 10 divisions?
a. b. c. d.
18. The 1st term of a geometric sequence is 3 and the eighth term is 384. Find the common ratio.
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
19. Calculate the product of the first 5 terms of the sequence: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ...
a. 93 b. 94 c. 95 d. 96
20. Identify the type of sequence of (1, 3, 9, 27, 81,…)?
a. Fibonacci Sequence b. Geometric Sequence c. Arithmetic Sequence
I. APPLICATIONS OF SEQUENCES (Answer)
A. GREET THEM IN KHMER
In Cambodia, Khmer is their language. Today we will learn basic Khmer greeting by simply answering
the following questions below. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided before the
number. The letters will spell out the Khmer greeting.
1. J 4. Q 7. R
2. U 5. I 8. T
3. M 6. T 9 – 10. B

QUIZ
1. C 11. B
2. A 12. B
3. C 13. A
4. A 14. D
5. B 15. A
6. B 16. B
7. D 17. B
8. A 18. C
9. C 19. A
10. C 20. B