Sequences Problems A
For each question, write down the sequence then solve the problem.
1. On Mondays I have 2 cups of tea, on Tuesdays I have 3 cups, on Wednesday I have 4 cups, and so on.
a) How many cups do I have on Sunday?
b) How many more cups do I have on Friday than on Tuesday?
2. You are visiting Disney Land. On Monday you go on 10 rides, on Tuesday you go on 12 rides and on Wednesday you go on 14 rides.
a) On Friday how many rides do you go on?
b) How many rides do you go on in total over both Saturday and Sunday?
3. The lottery prize is £15 on Monday, £25 on Tuesday and £35 on Wednesday.
a) How much is the prize on Saturday?
b) How much more is the prize on Thursday than the prize on Monday?
4. On the first day after buying a new big screen TV you watch 80 minutes of TV. You Mum tells you to half the amount of time each day you spend watching.
a) How much TV do you watch on second day?
b) On which day would you be watching only 5 minutes of TV?
5. You save 20p in the first week, 25p in the second week, 30p in the third week, up to 50p in the tenth week.
a) How much do you save in the sixth week?
b) How much do you save in the 7th, 8th and 9th week combined?
Sequences Problems A
For each question, write down the sequence then solve the problem.
1. On Mondays I have 2 cups of tea, on Tuesdays I have 3 cups, on Wednesday I have 4 cups, and so on.
a) How many cups do I have on Sunday?
b) How many more cups do I have on Friday than on Tuesday?
2. You are visiting Disney Land. On Monday you go on 10 rides, on Tuesday you go on 12 rides and on Wednesday you go on 14 rides.
a) On Friday how many rides do you go on?
b) How many rides do you go on in total over both Saturday and Sunday?
3. The lottery prize is £15 on Monday, £25 on Tuesday and £35 on Wednesday.
a) How much is the prize on Saturday?
b) How much more is the prize on Thursday than the prize on Monday?
4. On the first day after buying a new big screen TV you watch 80 minutes of TV. You Mum tells you to half the amount of time each day you spend watching.
a) How much TV do you watch on second day?
b) On which day would you be watching only 5 minutes of TV?
5. You save 20p in the first week, 25p in the second week, 30p in the third week, up to 50p in the tenth week.
a) How much do you save in the sixth week?
b) How much do you save in the 7th, 8th and 9th week combined?