direct and inverse variation

 Y varies directly with x, and y is 84 when x is 16. Which equation represents this situation?

• y=1344x
• y=100x
• y=5.25x
• y=4/21x

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Is the given table a direct variation? If so, what is the constant of variation?

• Yes; 1/3
• Yes; 3
• Yes; 5
• No

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Is the given table a direct or inverse variation? What is the constant of variation?

• Direct, 12
• Inverse, 12
• Direct, 1/12
• Inverse, 1/12

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The number of hours to paint a house varies inversely with the number of painters working. A 2400-square foot house can be painted in 27 hours by 6 painters. How many painters would need to work in order to paint the house in 18 hours?

• 8 painters
• 10 painters
• 9 painters
• 11 painters

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The time it takes to fly from Los Angeles to New York varies inversely as the speed of the plane. If the trip takes 6 hours at 900 km/h, how long would it take at 800 km/h?

• 5.33 hours 
• 6.75 hours 
• 12 hours 
• 10 hours 

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The gas pressure in a chamber varies directly with the temperature in the chamber. If the pressure in the chamber is 150 atmospheres (atm) when the chamber is at 50 degrees, what is the pressure in the chamber when the temperature of the chamber is 75 degrees? 

• 175 atm
• 200 atm
• 225 atm
• 275 atm

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Which of the following represents direct variation?

• y = kx
• y = k/x
• y = x/k
• y = mx + b

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Which of the following represents indirect variation?

• y = kx
• y = k/x
• y = x/k
• y = mx + b

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The number of kilograms of water in a person’s body varies directly as the person’s mass.  A person with a mass of 90 kg contains 60 kg of water.  How many kilograms of water are in a person whose mass is 75 kg?

• 50 kg water
• 72 kg water
• 94 kg water
• 150 kg water

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y varies directly as the square of x and indirectly with z. If y is 8 when x is 4 and z is 6, find y when x is 8 and z is 4.

• 3
• 12
• 48
• 64

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