Arithmetic Sequence & Series - Practice Problems
PART 1: Arithmetic Sequence Problems
1. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 5 and the common difference is 3. Find the 10th term.
2. The 4th term of an arithmetic sequence is 20 and the 9th term is 45. Find the first term and the
common difference.
3. In an arithmetic sequence, the 5th term is 14 and the 12th term is 35. Find the 20th term.
PART 2: Arithmetic Series Problems
4. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic sequence: 4, 7, 10, ...
5. The sum of the first 20 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 710. If the first term is 10, find the
common difference.
6. The 8th term of an arithmetic sequence is 40 and the sum of the first 8 terms is 200. Find the first
term and the common difference.
PART 3: Trick / Reverse Problems
7. In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 12 and the common difference is 5. Which term is 97?
8. The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is 465. The first term is 5 and the common
difference is 5. Find n.
9. The 3rd term of an arithmetic sequence is 10 and the 15th term is 58. Find the sum of the first 15
terms.
ANSWER KEY
1. a10 = 32
2. a1 = 5, d = 5
3. a20 = 59
4. S10 = 175
5. d ~ 2.68
6. a1 = 10, d ~ 4.29
7. 97 is the 18th term
8. n = 13
9. S15 = 450
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