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Problem solving with sequences

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Problem solving with sequences”, from the unit “Sequences” (Year 8 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Which words would describe the sequence 1,4,9,16,25, ...?
  2. What is the next term in the arithmetic sequence starting -19,-12,-5,2 ...
  3. Buses leave for Finchley Park every 25 minutes. If a bus just left at 7:41 am what time will the next bus leave?
  4. What is the n^\text{th} term of the arithmetic sequence 8,9,10,11, ...?
  5. What is the n^\text{th} term of the arithmetic sequence 8,11,14,17 ...?
  6. The 118^\text{th} term of the sequence 5050-7n is 4224. What is the 113^\text{th} term?
  7. Which would describe the sequence 1,3,6,10,15, ...?
  8. The 2^\text{nd} term of an arithmetic sequence is 11 and the 6^\text{th} term is 47. What is the 1^\text{st} term of the sequence?
  9. Buses leave Wallsend for Byker at regular intervals. The second bus of the day leaves at 6:44 am. You just missed the seventh bus of the day which left at 8:04 am. What time is the next bus?
  10. The 24^\text{th} term of an arithmetic sequence is 281. The 37^\text{th} term is 437. Which calculation will be the starting point to finding the n^\text{th} term of the sequence?
  11. What is the n^\text{th} term of this sequence?
  12. How many triangles are there in this pattern? Don't forget to count all triangles of all sizes.

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