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Direct and Inverse Proportion Worksheet

This document is a mathematics worksheet focused on direct and inverse proportion. It contains a series of questions requiring calculations related to costs, speeds, and time based on proportional relationships. The worksheet is divided into two sections, with specific instructions for answering the questions.

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Direct and Inverse Proportion Worksheet

This document is a mathematics worksheet focused on direct and inverse proportion. It contains a series of questions requiring calculations related to costs, speeds, and time based on proportional relationships. The worksheet is divided into two sections, with specific instructions for answering the questions.

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Mathematics Worksheet: Direct and Inverse Proportion

**Name:** ________________________

**Class:** ________________________

**Date:** ________________________

Instructions
- Read each question carefully.

- Show all workings clearly.

- Give your answers in their simplest form where necessary.

Section A: Direct Proportion


1. If 5 apples cost $2.50, how much will 8 apples cost?

2. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours at a constant speed. How far will it travel in 5 hours?

3. A machine can produce 200 bottles in 4 hours. How many bottles can it produce in 10
hours?

4. A farmer buys 12 bags of fertilizer for $360. How much will 5 bags cost?

5. If 8 workers can complete a task in 6 days, how long will it take 12 workers to complete
the same task?

Section B: Inverse Proportion


6. A car is traveling at a speed of 60 km/h and takes 3 hours to reach its destination. How
long will it take if the speed is increased to 90 km/h?

7. It takes 15 men 8 days to build a wall. How many days will it take 10 men, working at the
same rate, to build the same wall?

8. If 4 taps can fill a tank in 30 minutes, how long will it take 6 taps to fill the same tank?

9. A group of 5 people share a prize of $1,000 equally. How much would each person receive
if there were 10 people sharing the prize?

10. If a bus traveling at 50 km/h takes 6 hours to complete a journey, how long would the
journey take if the speed is reduced to 40 km/h?

Bonus Question
11. A certain number of painters can paint a house in 9 days. If the number of painters is
doubled, how many days will they take to paint the house?
**End of Worksheet**

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