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Example Question #71 : Word Problems
Consider the sequence
What number replaces the square?
Beginning with the third term, each term is the sum of the previous two:
, the number in the circle;
, the number in the square.
Example Question #512 : Hspt Mathematics
Consider the sequence
What number replaces the circle?
The number that is added to each term to obtain the next one increases by 2 each time:
If we let be the number in the circle, then to maintain the pattern,
so
. This is the correct choice.
Example Question #513 : Hspt Mathematics
Consider the sequence
What number replaces the circle?
Each term, beginning with the third, is the sum of the previous two:
If is the term in the circle, then
and
.
Example Question #71 : Word Problems
An arithmetic sequence begins
What number replaces the square?
In an arithmetic sequence, each term is obtained by adding the same number to the previous term - the common difference. Since , 6 is the common difference. The next two terms are:
19 replaces the square and is the correct choice.
Example Question #515 : Hspt Mathematics
A geometric sequence begins
What number replaces the square? Give the closest answer.
In a geometric sequence, each term is obtained by muliplying the previous term by the same number - the common ratio.
Since , 7 is the common ratio. The next two numbers in the sequence are
343 replaces the square; of the four choices, 350 comes closest and is the correct response.
Example Question #72 : Word Problems
A Special Pizza at Deli Llama has four different toppings; the customer can choose any one meat from pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, and anchovy, and any three vegetables from mushrooms, onions, black olives, green olives, tomatoes, and green peppers.
Mike and John want to order a Special Pizza. Mike doesn't like anchovies, and John is allergic to mushrooms. How many ways can the toppings of a Special Pizza be chosen to both men's specifications?
There are three ways to choose a meat topping - four minus the one Mike won't eat.
There are five vegetable toppings - six minus the one to which John is allergic - from which to choose three. This is
The number of ways to make a Special Pizza that leaves out anchovies and mushrooms is
Example Question #517 : Problem Solving
Rent in Roger's apartment is $915 per month. The rent is due on the fifth of the month, and Roger must pay $30 penalty per day late.
In 2014, Roger paid his rent on the first of each month, except for May, when he paid on the seventh. He decided to break his lease and move out on September 20. He agreed to pay a prorated rent of $600 for September, and to pay a fee of two months' rent in order to break the lease. He does, however, get back his entire $400 security deposit.
How much money did Roger pay the apartment in 2014, after all accounts were settled?
Roger paid $915 rent for each of eight complete months - January through August - for a total of
He paid the rent for May two days late, so the penalty was
To break the lease, he paid two months' rent, or
Add these, add the prorated September rent, and subtract the returned deposit:
Example Question #518 : Problem Solving
How many different ways can a single digit be written in the box to form an integer divisible by 4?
Five
Ten
Two
One
Five
A number is divisible by 4 if and only if its last two digits form a number which itself is divisible by 4. The numbers 08, 28, 48, 68, and 88 are each divisible by 4, as seen here:
However, 18, 38, 58, 78, and 98 are not divisible by 4, as seen here:
Therefore, the ways to fill in the box to form a number divisible by 4 are 2, 4, 6, 8, and 0 - five ways.
Example Question #72 : Word Problems
How many different ways can a single digit be written in the box to form an integer divisible by 3?
Three
Five
Two
Ten
Three
An integer is divisible by 3 if and only if its digit sum is also divisible by 3. If we let be the missing digit, then the digit sum is
We can test each digit from 0 to 9 to see which sums are divisible by 3. We can see that this is the case if:
The other seven digits can be seen to form a digit sum that is not a mulitiple of 3 using the same method.
Therefore, there are three ways to fill in the box to form a multiple of 3.
Example Question #42 : How To Do Other Word Problems
Mr. and Mrs. Quinn are hosting a party with three other couples. The above shows their two tables along with their seats.
How many ways can the eight persons be seated so that no man is at the same table as his wife?
For each of the four couples, there are two ways to select the table at which to seat each person - the man can be at the left table and the woman can be at the right, or vice versa. This makes ways to make this decision total between the four couples.
Once these four choices are made, for each table, there are
ways to seat the four chosen persons.
By the multiplication principle. there will be
different arrangements that seat each husband and wife at separate tables.