Classifying Direct and Indirect Proportion

When constructing a house, what is the relationship that exist between number of carpenters and time spent to finish constructing the house?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

When baking banana bread, what is the relationship that exist between amount of ingredients and number of banana breads to bake?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

Situation: A father giving his 3 sons their monthly allowance in the ratio 3:4:7.

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

When washing the laundry, what is the relationship that exist between number of clothes to wash and time spent in washing the clothes?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

Situation: Sam cut a cake in the ratio 3:4. Into how many equal parts did she cut the cake?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

When occupying seats in a classroom, what is the relationship that exist between number of chairs and number of persons to seat in the chair?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

When making a vegetable plot, what is the relationship that exist between time spent in making the plot and size of the vegetable plot?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

When travelling, what is the relationship that exist between the speed of the vehicle to be used in travelling and time spent for travelling?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

Situation: In a class of 36 pupils, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. How many boys are there?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive

When you are arranging clothes in the cabinet, what is the relationship that exists between number of clothes and number of cabinets?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Partitive