Department of Education

Region V
Division of Camarines Sur

CALABANGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PRELIMS in MATHEMATICS 9
1. The cost c of mango varies directly as its weight w. This relation is written as
a. c = kw
b. k = cw
c. w= k/c
d. c = k/w
2. The number of hours h required to finish a job varies inversely as the number of
workers w on the job. This relationship is written as
a. h = kw
b. h = k/w
c. w = kh
d. h/k = w
3. Which is an example of a direct variation?
a. xy = 5
b. y = 3/x
c. y = 2x
d. 3/y = x
4. An encoder can type n words in t hours. The formula that relates n to t is n = k/t.
What kind of variation is it?
a. Inverse
b. direct
c. joint
d. combined
5. If p varies directly as q and inversely as r, then which of the following equations
describes the relation among the three variables p, q and r?
a. p = qr/r
b. p=kr/q
c. 1/p = kr/q
d. p = k/qr
6. If y varies jointly as a and b, the equation can be written as
a. aby = k
b. ab/y = k
c. y = ak/b
d. none of the above
7. The proportion x1:x2 = b1y1: b2y2 illustrates __________ variation.
a. Direct
b. inverse
c. joint
d. combined
8. If p and q are dependent and independent variables respectively, which equation
shows direct variation?
a. pq = k
b. p = k/q
c. p = kq
d. none of the above
9. If x = k/y, then
a. x1y1 = x2y2
b. x1x2 = y1y2
c. x1y2 = x2y1
d. none of the above
10.
Which equation shows that m varies directly as n?
a. m = kn
b. mn = k
c. n = k/m
d. none of the above
11.
Given that y varies directly as x and y = 56 when x = 7, find the variation
constant.
a. 7
b. 8
c. 28
d. 392
12.
If y varies directly as x and y = 6 when x = 4, find y when x = 10
a. 3
b. 4
c. 15
d. 24
13.
Y varies inversely as x and y = 50 when x = 4, find y when x = 40.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 40
d. 50
14.
W varies directly as the square of x and inversely as y and z. If w = 12 when
x = 4, y =2 and z = 20, find w when x = 3, y = 8 and z = 5.
a. 10
b. 9
c. 27/4
d. 5
15.
If y varies inversely as x, and y = when x = 8, find y when x = - 5.
a. 4
b. 1/5
c. 4/5
d. 4/5
16.
If (x + 5) varies inversely as (y 4) and x = 7 when y = 6, find x when y = 7.
a. 8
b. 6
c. 4
d. 3
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17.
If h varies jointly as j and i and inversely as g, and h = 50 when j = 2, I = 5
and g = , find h when j = 4, I = 10 and g = .
a. 25
b. 100
c. 800
d. 805
18.
If (x 4) varies inversely as ( y + 3) and x = 8 when y = 2, find x when y = 1.
a. 20
b. 18
c. 16
d. 14
19.
If y varies directly as x and y = 12 when x =4, find y when x = 12.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 36
d. 48

20.
If y varies inversely as x and y = 1/3 when x = 8, find y when x = - 4.
a. 2/3
b. 2/3
c. 32/3
d. 32/3
21.
What happens to T when h is doubled in the equation T = 4h?
a. T is halved
b. T is tripled
c. T is doubled
d. T becomes
zero
22.
What happens to y when x is tripled in the relation y =k/x ?
a. y is tripled
b. y is doubled
c. y is halved
d. y is divided by
3
23.
What happens to S when t is tripled in the equation S = 2t?
a. S is halved
b. S is doubled
c. S is tripled
d. S becomes
zero
24.
An encoder can type n words in t hours. The formula that relates n to t is n =
k/t. What kind of variation is it?
a. Inverse
b. direct
c. joint
d. combined
25.
If y varies directly as the square of x, how is y changed if x is decreased by
20%?
a. 36% increase in y
c. 0.36% increase in y
b. 36% decrease in y
d. 0.36% decrease in y
26.
If 3 men can do a portion of job in 8 days, how many men can do the same
job in 6 days?
a. 7
b. 6
c. 5
d. 4
27.
Mackees income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If she
earns Php 8,000 in 20 days, how much will she earn if she worked 3 times as long?
a. Php 26 000
b. Php 24 000
c. Php 20 000
d. Php 16 000
28.
The amount of gasoline used by a car varies jointly as the distance travelled
and the square root of the speed. Suppose a car used 25liters on a 100 km trip at
100kph, about how many liters will it use on a 1000 km trip at 64kph?
a. 100L
b. 200L
c. 300L
d. 400L
29.
The volume V of a gas varies directly as its temperature t and inversely as its
pressure p. if the V= 80ml when t = 30 and p = 10kg/cm2, what will be the
volume when t = 20 and p = 20kg/cm2?
a. 20 1/3 ml
b. 30ml
c. 26 2/3ml
d. 32ml
30.
Bongbong and Abet are trying to balance on a seesaw. Bongbong weighs
100lb and sits 4 feet from the fulcrum. Abet weighs 80lb. How far from the fulcrum
must Abet sit to balance the seesaw with Bongbong?
a. 1 foot
b. 2 feet
c. 3 feet
d. 5 feet