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Direct and Inverse Proportion Problems

This document provides 10 problems involving direct and inverse proportions. The problems ask the reader to use given information about one variable to determine the value of another variable. Specifically, problems 1-5 and 10 deal with direct proportions while problems 6-9 deal with inverse proportions. The reader is provided initial variable values and asked to calculate new values based on the proportional relationships.

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Direct and Inverse Proportion Problems

This document provides 10 problems involving direct and inverse proportions. The problems ask the reader to use given information about one variable to determine the value of another variable. Specifically, problems 1-5 and 10 deal with direct proportions while problems 6-9 deal with inverse proportions. The reader is provided initial variable values and asked to calculate new values based on the proportional relationships.

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  • Direct Proportion Problems
  • Inverse Proportion Problems
  • More Complex Proportional Relationships

Direct and Inverse

Proportion
1.

y is directly proportional to x. Given that y


= 144 when x = 12, find the value of y
when x = 7.

2.

y is directly proportional to x. Given that y


= 294 when x = 3, find the value of y when
x = 13.

3.

z is directly proportional to w. Given that z


= 315 when w = 7, find the value of z
when w = 105.

4.

y is directly proportional to the square of x.


Given that y = 20 when x = 2, find the
value of y when x = 4.

5.

v is directly proportional to the square of t.


Given that v = 200 when t = 10.
a) find the value of v when t = 30.

b) Find the value of t when v= 5000


6.

y is inversely proportional to x. Given that


y = 12 when x = 6, find the value of y
when x = 8.

7.

h is inversely proportional to k. Given that


h= 24 when k = 2, find the value of h when
k = 8.

8.

y is inversely proportional to x. Given that


y = 12 when x = 1, find the value of y
when x = 4.

9.

y is inversely proportional to the square of


x. Given that y = 3 when x = 4, find the
value of y when x = 12.

10. z is inversely proportional to the square of


w. Given that z = 32 when w = 4, find the
value of z when w = 2.

Direct and Inverse Proportion 1. y is directly proportional to x. Given that y = 144 when x = 12, find the value of y when
b) Find the value of t when v= 5000 6. y is inversely proportional to x. Given that y = 12 when x = 6, find the value of y

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