Geometric
Arithmetic
Simple interest
Percentages
Lucky Dip
100

Vrefers to...

Initial term

100

What does the value for "d" in arithmetic sequences represent?

Common difference (amount added or subtracted)

100

Pearl borrows $15 000 to help pay for a car and 3 years later she repays $16 005. How much interest does she loan accrue over the entirety of the loan?

$1005

100
20% of $80.00 is

$16

100

What is the roman numeral for 100

C

200

Find the Vfor the following rule:

V3=30 *1.13

39.93

200

Find the Vfor the following recursion relation :

V0=30, Vn+1=Vn+ 70

What is 240

200

Bec's simple interest investment is modelled in the following recurrence relation, where Vn is the value of the investments after n years.

V0 = 2000,  Vn+1 = Vn+112

What is the amount of interest added per year?

$112

200

A store buys t-shirts for $19 and sells them at a 35% mark-up. How much do they sell for?

$25.65

200

A 10 sided polygon is called

Decagon

300

True or false: The following sequence is geometric

5, 6, 7.5, 8.64, …

False

300

Use the following arithmetic sequence to find the value of "d" 

-12,5,22,39

d=17

300

Rita borrows $2000 with a simple interest rate of 15% per annum. 

Write a recurrence relation to model the value, Vn, of the loan after n months.

V0 = 2000, Vn+1 = Vn + 300

300

A kpop concert ticket was reduced from $260 to $195 in a sale. What is the percentage discount?

25%

300

Which of the following numbers are not prime?

3,9,13,29

9

400

Each time a ball bounces its height is cut down by half. If the ball begins 4m off the ground then after the first bounce it reaches a height of 2m, after the second bounce reaches 1m, and so on, until the ball stops bouncing.

What is the common ratio for this problem?

R = 0.5

400

Write a recurrent relation for the followign scenario 

When a tree seedling was first planted in Grace’s garden, it was 2.50 m high. It grew 0.75 m each following year. 

V0 = 2.5, Vn+1 = Vn + 0.75

400

Find the rate of simple interest if a principal of $8000 increases to $11000 in 4 years 

9.375%

400

If the selling price of a saxophone was $600, what is the price without GST?

$545.45

400

Name, in order, the 8 planets in the solar system

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

500

A gambler’s strategy is to place a starting bet of $50 and to double each previous bet. Use a rule for the value, bn, of his bet, n bets after his starting bet and hence find the value of the 6th bet he makes after the starting bet.

B0 = 50, R = 2

Bn=50×2n

B6=$3200

500

Geoff purchased a computer for $4500. He will depreciate the value of his computer by a flat rate of 10% of the purchase price per annum. Write a recurrence relation that Geoff can use to determine the value of the computer after n years, Vn

V0 = 4500,     Vn+1 = Vn – 450 

500

Find the length of time it would take for $5000 invested at an interest rate of 12% per annum to earn $450 interest

9 months

500

A TV purchased for $800 is now worth $550. What is the percentage change? To the nearest percentage.

31%

500

What is 6!

720