Name that Sequence
Arithmetic
Mixed Bag
Find the Missing term(s)
Geometric
100

Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, .....

What is arithmetic?

100

This is the value of the 60th term when the 1st term is 5 and the common difference is -5.

What is -290?

100

The horizontal asymptote of the function y=5⋅2x-7

What is y=-7?

100
Find the missing term in the following Arithmetic sequence. 3, ___ ,17
What is 10?
100

This is the value of the 10th term when the 1st term is 1 and the common ratio is 3.

What is 19683?

200

Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? 3, 8, 13, 18, 22, .....

What is neither?

200

The value of the 1st term when the 23rd term is 36 and the common difference is 2.

What is -8?

200

A sequence has 𝑎2=6 and a common ratio of 𝑟=3. What is the 10th term of the sequence?

What is 39,366?

200
Find the missing term in the following Geometric sequence. 2, ____, 128
What is 16?
200

This is the value of the first term when the 5th term is 512 and the common ratio is 4.

What is 2

300

Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? 4, 11, 17, 24, 34, ....

What is neither?

300

This is the value of the 125th term when the 10th term is 15 and the 11th term is 27.

What is 1395?

300

The function g(x) that results from vertically stretching f(x)=2x by a factor of 5 and shifting it right 3 units.

What is g(x)=5⋅2x-3 or g(x)=(5/8)⋅2x

300
Find the missing term in the following Arithmetic sequence. -13, ___ ,-27
What is -20?
300

This is the term number for the value of 81 when the first term is 3, the common ratio is 3, and n – 1 = 3.

What is 4

400

Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? If so, what is the common difference or common ratio? 375, 75, 15, 3, 3/5, ........

What is geometric? What is r=1/5?

400

Your parents give you $200 for your birthday. You plan to add $5 each week to your savings. Let a0=200 be your starting amount. How much money will you have after 1 year later?

What is $460?

400

Rewrite 4x+2 as a constant times 4x 

What is 16⋅4x?

400
Find the missing terms in the following Arithmetic sequence. 10, ____, ____ , _____, 26
What is 14, 18, 22?
400

The number of bacteria in a lab experiment grows geometrically. On day 2, there are 1,200 bacteria, and on day 6, there are 7,680 bacteria. Based on this growth, what is the population of the colony on day 4 to the nearest whole number?

What is 3,036?

500

Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? If so, what is the common difference or common ratio? 506, 403, 300, 197, 94, .....

What is arithmetic? What is d=-103?

500

A school fundraiser sells candles. On the first day, they sell 12 candles. Each day after that, they sell 4 more candles than the previous day. What is the total number of candles sold in the first 20 days?

What is 1,000 candles?

500

Rewrite 9x using base 3

What is 32x

500
Find the missing terms in the following geometric sequence. 4, ___ , _____, _____, 324
What is 12, 36, 108?
500

A soccer player does a sprint workout. The first sprint is 100 meters, and each sprint is 20% longer than the one before it. What is the total distance run in the first 5 sprints?

What is 744.16 meters.

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