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PC 11 Ch1 Practice Test 2


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
What are the missing terms of the arithmetic sequence _, 3, 9, _, _?
a.
  1,   27,   81
c.
9,  3,  9
b.
–6, 12,  17
d.
–3, 15, 21
 

 2. 
Jason has set up a display of cans. The top row (Row 1) has 1 can and each successive row has 3 more cans than the previous row above. Which expression would represent the number of cans in row n?
a.
tn = 3n + 2
c.
Sn = 3n – 3
b.
Sn = 3n + 1
d.
tn = 3n – 2
 

 3. 
What is the sum of the first five terms of the geometric series
                               16 807 – 2401 + 343 – . . .?
a.
15987
c.
14706
b.
14707
d.
15989
 

 4. 
The numbers represented by a, b and c are the first three terms of an arithmetic  sequence. The number c, when expressed in terms of a and b, would be represented by
a.
a + b
c.
a + (n – 1)b               
b.
2b – a                 
d.
2a + b
 

 5. 
The initial population is 10,000.  If the population is growing at a rate of 5%, what will the population be in 12 years? 
a.
17103
c.
19344
b.
18355
d.
209,944
 

 6. 
mc006-1.jpg
a.
2.3
c.
3.3
b.
3.5
d.
7.4
 

 7. 
mc007-1.jpg
a.
101m
c.
131m
b.
98m
d.
56m
 

 8. 
mc008-1.jpg
a.
70
c.
50
b.
51
d.
60
 

 9. 
mc009-1.jpg
a.
mc009-2.jpg
c.
mc009-4.jpg
b.
mc009-3.jpg
d.
mc009-5.jpg
 

 10. 
mc010-1.jpg
a.
mc010-3.jpg
c.
mc010-5.jpg
b.
mc010-4.jpg
d.
mc010-6.jpg
 

 11. 
mc011-1.jpg
a.
mc011-2.jpg
c.
mc011-4.jpg
b.
mc011-3.jpg
d.
mc011-5.jpg
 

 12. 
The sequence above follows an arithmetic progression. What will be the 10th term in the sequence?    mc012-1.jpg
a.
10
c.
22
b.
37
d.
19
 

 13. 
mc013-1.jpg
a.
40
c.
28
b.
35
d.
183
 

 14. 
mc014-1.jpg
a.
10
c.
15
b.
-5
d.
22
 




 
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