WORKSHEET: VARIATIONS
1) Write D.P for Direct Proportion and I.P for inverse proportion for each of the following
statement.
(i) The number of hot drinks sold in a café decreases as the weather becomes
warmer. __________
(ii) The number of ice creams sold increases as the temperature rises. __________
(iii) The distance from a city center increases, and the population
density decreases. __________
(iv) As the number of study hours increases, students’ grades improve. __________
(v) The number of absences in class increases, and the students' overall performance
decreases. __________
(vi) As fuel prices increase, the number of people using public transportation also
increases. __________
2) A car travels 60 km in 2 hours. How far will it travel in 5 hours at the same speed?
3) If 3 workers can complete a task in 6 hours, how many hours will it take for 6 workers to
complete the same task?
4) The cost of 5 kilograms of apples is $15. What is the cost of 8 kilograms of apples?
5) An electricity bill is $50 for using 200 units. How much will the bill be for 500 units?
6) An employee earns $80 for working 8 hours. How much will they earn for working 12
hours?
7) A vehicle consumes 5 liters of fuel to travel 50 kilometers. How much fuel will it
consume to travel 120 kilometers?
8) y varies inversely as the square root of x. when x = 9, y = 6.
Find y when x = 36.
9) y is inversely proportional to x2. When x = 4, y = 3.
Find y when x = 5
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10) The cost of a circular patio, $ C, varies as the square of the radius, r metres.
C = [Link] r = 2.6 .
Calculate the cost of a circular patio with r = 1.8 .
11) the mass m of a sphere varies directly with the cube of its radius r.
m = 160 when r = 2
Find m when r = 5
12) The electrical resistance R of a length of cylinder wire varies inversely as the square of
the diameter d of the wire. R = 10 when d = 2 .
Find R when d = 4.
13) Seismic shock waves travel at speed v through rock of density d.
v varies inversely as the square root of d.
v = 3 when d = 2.25.
Find y when d = 2.56.
14) y is inversely proportional to (x + 1)2. y = 50 when x = 0.2.
Write y in terms of x.
Find the value of y when x = 0.5.
15) y is inversely proportional to √𝑥 + 1.
When x = 8, y = 2.
Find y when x = 15.
16) y is directly proportional to the square root of (x + 2).
When x = 7, y = 2.
Find y when x = 98.
17) The braking distance, d, of a car is directly proportional to the square of its speed, v.
When d = 5, v = 10.
Find d when v = 70.
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