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Identify arithmetic and geometric sequences

2

sit-ups on Monday,

6

sit-ups on Tuesday,

18

sit-ups on Wednesday, and

54

sit-ups on Thursday. What kind of sequence is this?

Will is dividing cherries among some bowls. He put

144

cherries in the first bowl,

152

cherries in the second bowl,

158

cherries in the third bowl, and

162

cherries in the fourth bowl. What kind of sequence is this?

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A restaurant used

2

onions on Wednesday,

14

onions on Thursday,

98

onions on Friday, and

686

onions on Saturday. What kind of sequence is this?

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Eric is stacking cups; he put

9

plastic cups in the first stack,

16

plastic cups in the second stack,

25

plastic cups in the third stack, and

36

plastic cups in the fourth stack. What kind of sequence is this?

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While counting chairs in the lunch room, Rachel noticed that there were

3

chairs in the first row,

9

chairs in the second row,

27

chairs in the third row, and

81

chairs in the fourth row. What kind of sequence is this?

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Shivani has a garden and likes to put flowers from her garden into pretty vases. Shivani put

4

flowers in the first vase,

8

flowers in the second vase,

16

flowers in the third vase, and

32

flowers in the fourth vase. What kind of sequence is this?

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On the last day of school, the first student will receive

12

blue pens, the second student will receive

24

blue pens, the third student will receive

48

blue pens, and the fourth student will receive

96

blue pens. What kind of sequence is this?

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What kind of sequence is this?

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4, 24, 144, 864, \dots

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What kind of sequence is this?

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2, 14, 98, 686, \ldots

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While counting chairs in the lunch room, Tracy noticed that there were

50

chairs in the first row,

50

chairs in the second row,

50

chairs in the third row, and

50

chairs in the fourth row. What kind of sequence is this?

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4

laps on Tuesday,

9

laps on Wednesday,

16

laps on Thursday, and

25

laps on Friday. What kind of sequence is this?

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Tara is picking berries in the berry patch. She picks

5

berries from the first bush,

25

berries from the second bush,

125

berries from the third bush, and

625

berries from the fourth bush. What kind of sequence is this?

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While sorting some change into piggy banks, Marco put

1

coin in the first piggy bank,

6

coins in the second piggy bank,

30

coins in the third piggy bank, and

120

coins in the fourth piggy bank. What kind of sequence is this?

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The teacher gave

40

gold stickers to the first student,

80

gold stickers to the second student,

160

gold stickers to the third student, and

320

gold stickers to the fourth student. What kind of sequence is this?

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While sorting some change into piggy banks, Joey put

7

coins in the first piggy bank,

28

coins in the second piggy bank,

84

coins in the third piggy bank, and

168

coins in the fourth piggy bank. What kind of sequence is this?

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While counting chairs in the lunch room, Krysta noticed that there were

3

chairs in the first row,

9

chairs in the second row,

27

chairs in the third row, and

81

chairs in the fourth row. What kind of sequence is this?

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What kind of sequence is this?

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174, 182, 187, 189, \dots

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8

sit-ups on Tuesday,

4

sit-ups on Wednesday,

2

sit-ups on Thursday, and

1

sit-up on Friday. What kind of sequence is this?

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1, 7, 49, 343, \dots

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While sorting some beads, Grace put

862

beads in the first jar,

862

beads in the second jar,

862

beads in the third jar, and

862

beads in the fourth jar. What kind of sequence is this?

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Tyrone has a garden and likes to put flowers from his garden into pretty vases. Tyrone put

11

flowers in the first vase,

22

flowers in the second vase,

44

flowers in the third vase, and

88

flowers in the fourth vase. What kind of sequence is this?

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16

e-mails on Friday,

25

e-mails on Saturday,

36

e-mails on Sunday, and

49

e-mails on Monday. What kind of sequence is this?

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Jonathan is reviewing his cell phone bill. When he gets to the text message part, he notices that he sent

28

text messages in January,

84

text messages in February,

252

text messages in March, and

756

text messages in April. What kind of sequence is this?

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Cora got a new video game. She scored

1

point on the first level,

1

point on the second level,

2

points on the third level, and

3

points on the fourth level. What kind of sequence is this?

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12

pieces of mail in October,

48

pieces of mail in November,

192

pieces of mail in December, and

768

pieces of mail in January. What kind of sequence is this?

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What kind of sequence is this?

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2, 3, 5, 8, \dots

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Click and drag like terms onto each other to simplify fully.

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5 y-5 x-4 x^{2}+5 x^{3}-2 x^{2}+x^{3}-2 x^{2}

Lester is picking flowers in the garden. He picked

9

flowers from the first bush,

16

flowers from the second bush,

25

flowers from the third bush, and

36

flowers from the fourth bush. What kind of sequence is this?

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