Quiz # 3

A. Read each question carefully then choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices.

1. How many odd numbers are there between 16 and 52?

A. 19 B. 18 C. 21 D. 22
2. If there are 8 arithmetic means between 15 and 42, find the 7th arithmetic mean.
A. 36 B. 45 C. 42 D. 39
3. Insert three arithmetic means between -25 and 7.
A. -17, -9, -1 B. -12, -8, 4 C. -10, -4, 2 D. – 13, - 10,
4. What are the four arithmetic means between 25 and 5.
A. 21, 17, 13, 9 C. 20, 16, 12, 8
B. 23, 20, 16, 12 D. 22, 18, 14, 10
5. If five arithmetic means are to be inserted between 7 and 103, what is the third arithmetic
mean?
A. 23 B. 39 C. 71 D. 55

B. Use the nth term of an arithmetic sequence a n=a1 + ( n−1 ) d to answer the following questions.
Show your solutions. (2 points each)

1. In the arithmetic sequence -15, -6, 3, 12, 21,…, which term is 66?

2. The 15th term in an arithmetic sequence is 26 and the 17th term is 16. What is the 10th term?
3. Given a3 = 24, a5 = -12, and d = -18, what is the 7th term?
4. Tennis balls are arranged in circular form. If the inner circle has 35 balls, the next circle has 44 balls, and
the third circle has 53 balls, how many balls were in the 30 th circle?
5. The 14tn term in an arithmetic sequence is 98 and the 15th term is 105. What is the first term?

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Quiz # 3

A. Read each question carefully then choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices.

1. How many odd numbers are there between 16 and 52?

A. 19 B. 18 C. 21 D. 22

2. If there are 8 arithmetic means between 15 and 42, find the 7th arithmetic mean.
A. 36 B. 45 C. 42 D. 39
3. Insert three arithmetic means between -25 and 7.
A. -17, -9, -1 B. -12, -8, 4 C. -10, -4, 2 D. – 13, - 10,
4. What are the four arithmetic means between 25 and 5.
A. 21, 17, 13, 9 C. 20, 16, 12, 8
B. 23, 20, 16, 12 D. 22, 18, 14, 10
5. If five arithmetic means are to be inserted between 7 and 103, what is the third arithmetic
mean?
A. 23 B. 39 C. 71 D. 55

B. Use the nth term of an arithmetic sequence a n=a1 + ( n−1 ) d to answer the following questions.
Show your solutions. (2 points each)

1. In the arithmetic sequence -15, -6, 3, 12, 21,…, which term is 66?

2. The 15th term in an arithmetic sequence is 26 and the 17th term is 16. What is the 10th term?
3. Given a3 = 24, a5 = -12, and d = -18, what is the 7th term?
4. Tennis balls are arranged in circular form. If the inner circle has 35 balls, the next circle has 44 balls, and
the third circle has 53 balls, how many balls were in the 30 th circle?
5. The 14tn term in an arithmetic sequence is 98 and the 15th term is 105. What is the first term?