Arithmetic Progression Worksheet 1

1. Diagram 1.1 shows the arrangement of tables and chairs in a classroom followed a specific
pattern.

Diagram 1.1
Complete table 1.1 based on diagram 1.1.

Number of tables 3 4 n 114

Number of
chairs
Table 1.1
2. A car travels 300 m the first minute, 420 m the next minute, 540 m the third minute, and so
on in an arithmetic sequence. What’s the distance travelled on the 10th minute?

3. The first row of a concert hall has 25 seats, and each row after the first has one more seat
than the row before it. There are 32 rows of seats. 35 students from a class want to sit in
the same row. In which row would the class sit?

4. A single square is made from 4 match sticks. To make two squares in a row takes 7 match
sticks, while three squares in a row takes 10 matchsticks. If there are 109 match sticks,
calculate the number of squares in the row.

5. The first row of a concert hall has 25 seats, and each row after the first has one more seat
than the row before it. There are 32 rows of seats. Suppose 12 more rows of seats are built
(where each row has one more seat than the row before it). How many additional seats will
the concert hall have?
 Arithmetic Progression Worksheet 2
1. 20 people live on the first floor of the building, 34 people on the second floor and 48 people
on the third floor, and so on in an arithmetic sequence.
What’s the total number of people living in the building?

2. Lee earned $240 in the first week, $350 in the second week and $460 in the third week, and
so on in an arithmetic sequence.
How much did he earn in the first 5 weeks?

3. There are 130 students in grade one, 210 students in grade two and 290 students in grade
three in a primary school, and so on in an arithmetic sequence.
What’s the total amount of students in the primary school? (Primary School has 6 grades)

4. A car travels 300 m the first minute, 420 m the next minute, 540 m the third minute, and so
on in an arithmetic sequence. What’s the total distance the car travels in 10 minutes?

5. There are 125 passengers in the first carriage, 150 passengers in the second carriage and
175 passengers in the third carriage, and so on in an arithmetic sequence.

What’s the total number of passengers in the first 7 carriages?