VARIATION

Direction: Choose the correct answer by writing the letter of your choice in the answer sheet.

1. What does the statement y varies inversely to x describe?

A. Direct variation B. Inverse variation C. Joint variation D. Combined variation

2. What type of variation does the temperature T at which water boils is inversely proportional to the number of feet f above
the sea level?
A. Direct variation B. Inverse variation C. Joint variation D. Combined variation

3. The air force F needed to push an object along a flat surface varies directly as the weight of the object.
A. Direct variation B. Inverse variation C. Joint variation D. Combined variation

4. What does the statement z varies directly as x and inversely as y describes?

A. Direct variation B. Inverse variation C. Joint variation D. Combined variation

5. What must be the equation if m is directly proportional to n?

k m
A. m=kn B. mn=k C. m= D. k=
n n

6. If a and b are dependent and independent variables respectively, which equation shows an inverse variation?
a b
A. ab=k B. =k C. =k D. none
b a
of the above

7. Which equation illustrates if p varies directly as r and inversely as t?

r kr p pr
A. p= B. p= C. =rk D. =k
t t t t

8. Which table of value describes a direct variation?

A. B. C. D.

9. Which equation translates M varies jointly as P and Q?

1 P
A. MPQ=k B. k= C. M =kPQ D. M=k
MPQ Q

10. How will you translate a=ks ?

A. a varies directly as s B. a varies inversely as s C. a varies jointly as ks D. a
varies directly as ks

11. What happen to the dependent variable in a direct variation if the independent variable is doubled?
A. The dependent variable is also doubled C. The dependent variable is divided by 2
B. The dependent variable is increased by 2 D. The dependent variable remains the same

12. If y varies directly as x and y = 4, when x= 12, what is y when x = 3?

A. 1 B. 9 C. 12 D. 24

13. x varies directly as y and inversely as z. If x = 15 when y = 20 and z = 40, what is x when y = 12 and z = 20?
9 9 5 5
A. B. C. D.
5 5 9 9

14. The rate of a bus that travels downhill is directly proportional to the length of time it travels. At the end of 10 seconds, its
rate is 30mph. How long will it take the bus to have a rate of 42 mph?
A. 7.14s B. 14s C. 20s D. 126s
15. If five men can paint a room in 10 days, how many men can paint a similar room in 50 days?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25