Question

Luisa had $29.90 in her piggy bank. She made $5.50 a week for 4 weeks by baby-sitting. Write a sequence to show how much money she had in her piggy bank after each week.
a.
$35.40, $40.90, $46.40, $51.90
c.
$5.50, $11.00, $16.50, $22.00
b.
$164.45, $328.90, $493.35, $657.80
d.
$29.90, $35.40, $40.90, $46.40

Answer 1

the starting amt. is considered week 0 ($29.90)

for week 1, add on the 5.50 she made that week to get the first term
then week 2, add on another 5.50, etc. for all 4 weeks. the amounts from weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be the terms of your sequence.