Direct Proportionality Exercises
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ScribdTranslationsPROBLEMS OF SIMPLE DIRECT RULE OF THREE
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A car travels 240 km in 3 hours. How many kilometers will it have traveled in 2 hours?
hours?
Rta: They are directly proportional magnitudes, since the fewer hours, the distance traveled will be less.
fewer kilometers.
240 km × 2 h
= 3 hours
= 160 km
Ana buys 5 kg of potatoes, if 2 kg cost €0.80, how much will Ana pay?
These are directly proportional magnitudes, since more kilos means more euros.
5 kg × 0.8 €
= = 2€
2 kg
3) Jose works on Saturdays mowing the lawn for his neighbors. Knowing
who works every Saturday the same hours and for every 6
Ifheearns150€perday,howmuchdoesJoseearnfor15daysofwork?
They are directly proportional magnitudes, since the more Saturdays there are.
the more euros you earn.
6 days → 150€
15 days → x€
15 days × 150 €
= = 375€
6 days
4) 100 liters of oil cost 189€. How much do 125 liters of the same cost?
product?
They are directly proportional magnitudes, since a greater quantity of liters
the oil, the greater its value.
100 liters → 189 €
125 liters → x€
125 liters × 189 €
= = 236.25€
100 liters
Today we are going on a field trip with the school and we have to make the sandwiches for.
the whole class. If we use 2 bars to make sandwiches for my 4 brothers
From bread, how many loaves of bread will we need to make sandwiches for 24?
students in the class?
They are directly proportional magnitudes, since the more quantity of
the more people there are, the greater the amount of loaves of bread will be to make the sandwiches.
4 people → 2 loaves of bread
125 liters → x€
125 liters × 189 €
= = 236.25€
100 liters
PROBLEMS OF SIMPLE INVERSE RULE
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1) 3 workers build a wall in 12 hours, how long will it take 6 to build it?
workers?
3 Oregano → 12 hours
6 Obronosos → x horas
3 observers × 12 hours
= = 6 hours
6 breeders
To remove the water from a plastic pool, 10 extractions need to be made.
with a 10-liter capacity bucket. If the bucket is 20 liters, how many
How many extractions will we need to remove all the water from the pool?
It is an inverse rule of three because the more capacity the cube has
correspond fewer extractions.
10 extractions10 liters
x extractions → 20 liters
10 extractions× 10 liters
= = 5 extractions
20 liters
3) If with 70 Kg we have enough to feed 25 hens for 30 days. If they die
15 hens, how many days will there be enough food?
25 gallons30 days
15 gallons → x days
25 gallons× 30 days
= = 50 days
15 gallons
A farmer has enough feed to feed his 12 cows for 45 days. If he buys
3 more cows, how long will the food last?
12 vacancies− −−→ 45 days
15 vacas → x días
12 vacations× 45 days
= = 36 days
15 vacancies
Eighteen students have paid 6 pesos each to buy a gift for a
Partner, how much will each person have to pay if 24 students participate in the end?
18 alumina → 6 pesos
24 aluminum → x pesos
18 students × 6 people
= 4.5 people
24 aluminos
PROBLEMS OF COMPOUND RULE OF THREE
A colony of 55 bacteria consumes 2 grams of meat in 20 minutes. How much
How long will it take 87 bacteria to consume 3 grams of meat?
RTA: Inverse relationship because as the number of bacteria increases, it will be less.
consumption time.
55 bacteria
87 bacteria → 3 grams → X minutes
55 bacteria × 2 grams × 20 minutes
= = 8.4 minutes
87 bacteria × 3 grams
A 4-burner stove has consumed $50 of gas while 2 of them were on.
They for 3 hours. What is the price of the gas consumed if the 4 are turned on?
burners during the same time?
RTA: Direct relationship because as the number of burners increases, the greater it will be
gas consumed
2 burners → 3 hours → $50
4 burners → 3 hours → $ X
4 statements× 3 hours × $50
= $100
2 loudspeakers× 3 colors
3) In a trip, 4 cars carry 16 people in 90 minutes. How many cars do
What do they need to transport 58 people at the same time?
16 people → 90 minutes → 4 cars
58 people → 90 minutes → X cars
RTD: Direct relationship because as the number of people increases, the greater it will be
number of cars.
58 persons × 90 minutes × 4 outfits
= = 39 autos
16 persons × 90 minutes
4) 15 workers working 8 hours a day build 6 houses. How many houses are
Will they build with 23 workers working 7 hours a day?
15 Trabajadores → 8 horas de trabajo → 6 casas
7 hours of work
5 hoses fill a tank of 350 m3 in 16 hours. How many hours is that?
necessary to fill a 1000 m3 tank with 5 hoses?
3 hoses → 350 m3 → 16 hours
5 hoses → 1000 m3 → X hours
Percentage problems
Probability problems
Random experiment
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