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Inverse Variation

Authored by Erin Gray

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Inverse Variation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Suppose y varies inversely with x.
If y = 150 when x = 2, find y when x = 25.

300
75
1,875
12

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Assume y varies inversely with x. If x=7 when y=4, what is y when x=2 ?

4
14 
7
28

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

If y varies inversely as x and x=5 when y=20, then what is the constant of variation, k? 

121
4
100
6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When Darcy's school bus travels at 30 miles per hour, it gets from her home to school in 12 minutes. What is the speed of Darcy's bus if it makes the same trip in 18 minutes?  

45 mph
36 mph
28 mph
20 mph

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The cost per person to rent a mountain cabin is inversely proportional (varies inversely) to the number of people who share the rent. If the cost is $36 per person when 5 people share, what is the cost per person when 8 people share?

$22.50
$57.60
$1.11
$12.50

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The current in an electrical conductor varies inversely as the resistance of the conductor. What is the current when the resistance is 42 ohms, if the current is 4 amperes when the resistance is 168 ohms?

21 amperes
17 amperes
24 amperes
16 amperes

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

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