Direct and Inverse Proportion

Which situation involves a direct proportion?

• As the number of miles you travel increases, the amount of petrol in the tank decreases.

• As the amount of ice in a glass decreases as the temperature increases.

• As the number of hours you study increases, the grade you get on your exams increases.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2A

Identify whether the given relation is Direct or Indirect Proportion?

Area of farmland and the crops harvested.

• Direct Proportion

• Indirect Proportion

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2D

Say 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'

The population of a country and the area of land per person are inversely proportional

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2D

Identify whether the given relation is Direct or Indirect Proportion?

The number of workers on a job and the time to complete the job

• Direct Proportion

• Indirect Proportion

If 18 drinks cost £54, how much will 7 drinks cost?

• £21

• £18

• £24

• £16

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Jackie cooked 9 burgers in 45 minutes. How many burgers could she cook in an hour and a half?

• 22 burgers

• 15 burgers

• 10 burgers

• 18 burgers

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

If it takes 3 mechanics, 20 hours to build a car, how long will it take 4 mechanics?

• 12 hours

• 15 hours

• 10 hours

• 14 hours

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A farmer has enough food to feed 20 animals at his farm for 6 days. How long the food lost if there were 10 more animals in the farm?

• 5 days

• 6 days

• 3 days

• 4 days

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The time to complete a project varies inversely with the number of employees.

If 3 people can complete the project in 7 days, how long will it take 5 people?

• 12 days

• 4.2 days

• 6.2 days

• 10 days

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

6 pipes fill a tank in 120 minutes, then 5 pipes can fill it in _______ minutes

• 100 
• 174
• 144
• 108

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B