Use arithmetic sequences to model and analyse practical situations involving linear growth or decay, e.g. analysing a simple interest loan or investment, calculating a taxi fare based on the flag fall and the charge per kilometre, calculating the value of an item using the straight-line method of depreciation.

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Side-by-side graphs and table — simple interest is arithmetic; compound interest is geometric.

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