JAMB and WAEC Mathematics questions: Progressions

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1. Question 41· Progressions· JAMB

   A geometric progression has first term 5 and common ratio 2. Find the sum of its first 4 terms.

   • A80
   • B40
   • C75
   • D155

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2. Question 42· Progressions· JAMB

   The third term of an arithmetic progression is 11 and the seventh term is 27. Find the common difference.

   • A5
   • B3
   • C4
   • D8

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3. Question 43· Progressions· WAEC

   Find the 12th term of the arithmetic progression 5, 8, 11, …

   • A35
   • B41
   • C36
   • D38

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4. Question 44· Progressions· WAEC

   Find the sum to infinity of the G.P. 12, 6, 3, …

   • A24
   • B21
   • C36
   • D18

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5. Question 45· Progressions· JAMB

   How many terms of the AP 3, 7, 11, ... must be added to give 210?

   • A14
   • B10
   • C21
   • D12

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6. Question 46· Progressions· WAEC

   A geometric progression has first term 5 and common ratio −2. Find its 3rd term.

   • A−10
   • B−20
   • C10
   • D20

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7. Question 47· Progressions· WAEC

   The sum of the first n terms of the arithmetic progression 3, 5, 7, ... is 120. Find n.

   • A12
   • B10
   • C8
   • D15

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8. Question 48· Progressions· WAEC

   How many terms are in the arithmetic progression 5, 9, 13, ..., 81?

   • A19
   • B20
   • C21
   • D76

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