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PERFORMANCE TASK NO. 1.4

GEOMETRIC SERIES

Instructions: Read and analyze the problem. Show your complete solution. Be guided by the
rubric below

1. The number of a certain bacteria grows in a patterns that illustrate geometric sequence.
There are 500 bacteria at the start and after 1 hour the number of bacteria is doubled.
Based from observation, the number of bacteria is always doubled every hour.
a. What is the total number of bacteria is present after 6 hours?
b. What is the total number of bacteria is present after 8 hours?

2. What is the sum of the first seven terms of the 2,6,18,..?

RUBRIC FOR PERFORMANCE TASK in Mathematics

Category 5 POINTS 4 POINTS 3 POINTS 2 POINTS Score
All problems Almost all Some problems Several of the
are answered problems are are answered problems are
COMPLETENESS
and answered and and completed. not answered
completed. completed. and completed.
The steps The steps and The steps and The steps and
and solutions solutions have solutions have solutions have 5
MATHEMATICAL
have no 1-2 3- 4 or more
ERRORS
mathematical mathematical mathematical mathematical
errors. errors. errors. errors.
The work is The work is The work is The work
presented in presented in a presented in an appears sloppy
a neat, clear, neat and organized and
NEATNESS & organized organized fashion but may unorganized. It
ORGANIZATION fashion that fashion that is be hard to read is hard to know
is easy to usually easy to at times. what
read. read. information
goes together.
TIMELINESS The output is The output is The output is The output is
submitted on submitted one- submitted submitted five
the two days after three-four days after the
scheduled the scheduled days after the scheduled
deadline. deadline. scheduled deadline.
deadline.
TOTAL