Infinite geometric series - practice problems

Number of problems found: 25

Quantities 60183
Determine the remaining quantities in the finite geometric sequence, given: n = 4, an = 12.5, sn = 187.5, a1 = ?, q =?
Present value
A bank loans a family $90,000 at 4.5% annual interest rate to purchase a house. The family agrees to pay the loan off by making monthly payments over a 15 year period. How much should the monthly payment be in order to pay off the debt in 15 years?
Savings
Suppose on your 21st birthday you begin making monthly payments of $500 into an account that pays 8% compounded monthly. If you continue the payments until your 51st birthday (30 years), How much money is in your account? How much of it is interesting? Sh
Remainder 34441
Find the remainder after division when we divide the sum of 1! +2! +3! +. ... . +300! number 13.
Sum of GP members
Determine the sum of the GP 30, 6, 1.2, to 5 terms. What is the sum of all terms (to infinity)?
Fly and cyclist
Two cyclists are at 20 km apart on a same line. They start at same time towards each other at a speed of 10 km/hr. A fly sitting on one of the cyclists handle start flying towards the other cyclists at a speed of 20 km/hr. It touches the handle and move b
Exponential decay
A tank contains 55 liters of water. Water is flowing out at the rate of 7% per minute. How long does it take to drain the tank?
Pilsen circus
The arrival of the circus in Pilsen was seen in the morning at 08:00 by a city citizen. He passed this information on 08:15 to three other residents of the city. Each of these three people then informed the other three residents at 08:30, and again at 08:
Infinite sum of areas
An equilateral triangle A1B1C1 is constructed above the height of the equilateral triangle ABC is constructed as. Above the height of the equilateral triangle A1B1C1 is built triangle A2B2C2, and so on. The procedure is repeated continuously. What is the
Population growth
How many people will be on Earth from two people for 5,000 years, if every couple has always 4 children, (2 boys and 2 girls) at the age of 25-35, and every man will live 75 years?
Equation 6738
Solve the given equation in the set N: 1 - x + x² - x³ + x⁴ - x⁵ +…. + = 1/3
Single-celled 4642
Guts (a single-celled organism under ideal conditions divides into two littles every 27 hours on average. If all the littles remained alive, how many would there be in 7 days?
Determine 4113
Determine the sum of an infinite series: 1/3 + 1/9 + 1/27 + 1/81 ...
Infinite decimal
Imagine the infinite decimal number 0.99999999 .. ... ... ... That is a decimal and her endless series of nines. Determine how much this number is less than the number 1. Thank you in advance.
Series and sequences
Find a fraction equivalent to the recurring decimal? 0.435643564356
To the cinema
Jane at 8 am got message that all 1093 school pupils will go to the cinema. Within 20 min she said it to the three friends. Each of them again for 20 minutes said to the other three. In this way the message spread further. At what time all the children in
Miraculous tree
The miraculous tree grows so fast that the first day increases its height by half the total height of the second day by the third, the third day by a quarter, etc. How many times will it increase its height after 6 days?
Ten dices
When you hit ten dices at the same time you get average 35. How much do you hit if every time you get six, you're throwing the dice again?
Saving per cents
The first day I saved 1 cent and every following day a cent more. How many I save in one year (365 days)?
Hot air balloon
Hot air balloon ascends 25 meters up for a minute after launch. Every minute ascends 75 percent of the height, which climbed in the previous minute. a) how many meters ascend six minutes after takeoff? b) what is the overall height 10 minutes after launch

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