Mysteries of Direct and Inverse Variation

The number of hours to finish a job to the number of men working.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The amount of water to the space that water did not occupy in a particular container.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The number of persons sharing a pie to the number of slices of the pie.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The area of the wall to the amount of paint used to cover it

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The time spent in walking to the rate at which a person walks.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The time a teacher spends checking papers to the number of students.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The cost of life insurance to the age of the insured person.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The age of a used car to its resale value.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The amount of money raised in a concert to the number of tickets sold.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation

The distance an airplane flies to the time travelling.

• Direct Variation

• Inverse Variation

• Neither direct nor inverse variation