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Direct and Inverse Proportion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

8 painters

b)

10 painters

c)

9 painters

d)

11 painters

2.

The amount of money earned on a job is directly proportional to the number of hours worked.  If $70.00 is earned in 5 hours, how much money is earned in 22 hours of work?

a)

$2

b)

$308

c)

$1.57

d)

$265

3.

What type of variation does this scenario represent?
The length of time you charge your cell phone
and the battery power 

a)

direct variation

b)

inverse variation

c)

joint variation

d)

none of these

4.

Write an equation for this relationship.

a)

y=18x

b)

y=18.50x

c)

y=22.50x

d)

y=22x

5.

The interest received on a savings account varies directly with the amount deposited. Daniel received $55.35 in interest on $1230 he deposited. How much interest would Daniel have received if he had deposited $2000 into his account?

a)

34.04

b)

90.00

c)

1,285.35

d)

44,444.44

6.

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

a)

y=1344x

b)

y=100x

c)

y=5.25x

d)

y=4/21x

7.

Y is directly proportional to the square of z and inversely proportional to w.

a)

y=kz2/w

b)

y=kz/w

c)

y=w/kz2

d)

y=w/kz

8.

Determine the type of variation:

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Neither

9.

Write a direct proportion equation for the graph

a)

y=2x

b)

y=24x

c)

y=4x

d)

y=16x

10.

A person’s weekly pay is directly proportional to the number of hours worked. Shawn’s pay is $123.00 for 20 hours of work. What is the constant of variation?

a)

k = 123

b)

k = 20

c)

k = 6.15

d)

k = 0.16

11.
a)
y = 14x ; 133 parts
b)
y = 1/14x; .68 parts
c)
y = 14x ; 130 parts
d)
y = 1/14x; .66 parts
12.

After the concert, it took 5 people 56 minutes to clean the first section of seating. How long will it take 7 people to clean the first section of seating?

a)

20 minutes

b)

40 minutes

c)

720 minutes

d)

280 minutes

13.

Determine the type of variation

y=kx2y=\frac{k}{x^2}  

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

niether

14.

Write an equation for this relationship.

a)

y=18x

b)

y=18.50x

c)

y=22.50x

d)

y=22x

15.

What type of variation does this scenario represent?
The outside temperature
and the number of layers of clothes you need to wear outside to feel comfortable 

a)

direct variation

b)

inverse variation

c)

joint variation

d)

none of these

16.

The width of a rectangle varies inversely with its length. if the width is 4 when the length is 18, find the width when the length is 8.

a)

9

b)

72

c)

36

d)

2

17.

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?

a)

50 kg water

b)

72 kg water

c)

94 kg water

d)

150 kg water

18.

2.The amount of money spent at the gas station varies directly with the number of gallons purchased. When 9.5 gallons of gas were purchased the cost was $36.52. How much would 12 gallons of gas cost?

a)

Direct Variation

b)

Inverse Variation

19.

The number of pencils sold varies directly as the cost. If 5 pencils cost $0.45, find the cost of 7 pencils.

a)

Direct Variation

b)

Inverse Variation

20.

The time needed to travel a certain distance varies inversely with the rate of speed. If it takes 6 hours to travel a certain distance at 40 miles per hour, how long will it take to travel the same distance at 55 miles per hour?

a)

Direct Variation

b)

Inverse Variation