ALGEBRA PROBLEMS

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
Find the first term of an arithmetic progression if
32th term is 10 and common difference is 6.

A. -176 C. -160
B. -170 D. -154
In an arithmetic progression the 4th term is 9 and
5th term is 11. Find the 8th term.

A. 11 C. 17
B. 12 D. 15
How many terms are there in the arithmetic
series with the sum 12, first term 1,and the
last term of 3?

A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
How many terms are there in the arithmetic
series with the sum 12, first term 1, and the
last term of 3?

A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
A ladder has 12 rungs(steps) that uniformly
decreased in length. The bottom rung is 31 in.
And the top rung is 20 inches. If there are 12
rungs, find the total length of board required.

A. 300 C. 310
B. 306 D. 316
In a stone race, 14 stones are placed in a row at
distances of 6 feet except the first stone which is
10 feet from the basket. A boy starts from the
basket, picks up the stones and brings them back
one at a time to the basket. How far does he
travel to finish the stone race?

A. 1247 ft. C. 1468 ft.

B. 1146 ft. D. 1372 ft.
A well is to be drilled 80 feet deep. The cost of
the first foot is P50. what is the cost for drilling
the whole well, if the cost of each foot after
the first is P15 more than the preceding foot?

A. P51,400 C. P31,400
B. P41,400 D. P21,400
In pile of pipes, each layer contains one more
pipes than the layer above and the top
contains just two pipes. If there are 90 logs in
the pile, how many layers are there?

A. 15 layers C. 13 layers
B. 14 layers D. 12 layers
Find the 8th term of the arithmetic progression
for which the 4th term is 9 and 5th term is 11.

A. 15 C. 17
B. 16 D. 18
Find the arithmetic mean between 8 and 28.

A. 18 C. 19
B. 20 D. 21
If the 9th term of an arithmetic progression is 19
and the common difference is -2, find the first
term.

A. 35 C. 36
B. 37 D. 38
Find the 13th term of the arithmetic progression
6, 1, -4, ......

A. -10 C. -45
B. -54 D. -79
Find the twelve terms of 5/6, 5/3, 5/2, ......

A. 24 C. 34
B. 31 D. 65
Find the last term of the arithmetic series with
sum 42, first term 2, and a total of 14 terms.

A. 4 C. 6
B. 8 D. 10
A loan of P2400 is to be paid in the following
manner; P300 will be paid at the end of each
year plus 10% interest on the unpaid balance
at the beginning of the year. Find the total of
all the payments.

A. P5160 C. P5120
B. P4,256 D. P6,267