1. If 7 women can earn $ 875 per day, how much would 13 women earn per day?
Given: x y
1 7 women $ 875
2 13 women n
Solution: 7 : 875 = 13 : n
7 = 13 Cross Multiply
875 n
7 times n 7 (n) = 875 ( 13) 13 times 875
Divide doth side by 7 7n = 11,375
7 7
n = 1,625 11,375 divided by 7
13 women can earn $ 1,625 per day
2. A train travels 200 km in 5 hours. How long will it travel in 15 hours?
Given:
200 km = 5 hours
x = 15 hours
Solution: 200 : 5 = x : 15
200 = x Cross Multiply
5 = 15
200 (15) = 5 (x)
3,000 = 5x
3000 = 5x
5 5
600 = x
A train travels 600km in 15 hours
3. Jane ran 100 meters in 15 seconds. How long did she take in 200 meters?
Given:
100 meters = 15 seconds
200 meters = x
Solution: 100 : 15 = 200 : x
100 = 200 Cross Multiply
15 x
100 (x) = 15 ( 200)
100x = 3,000
100x = 3,000
100 100
x = 30
Jane ran 100 meter in 30 seconds.
1. An electric pole, 7 meter high cast a shadow of 5 meters. Find the height of the pole that cast a
shadow of 14 meters.
Given:
7 meters hign = 5 meters shadow
x = 14 meters shadow
Solution:
7 = x Cross Multiply
5 14
5x = 98
5x = 98
5 5
x = 𝟏𝟗 𝟑/𝟓
A𝟏𝟗 𝟑/𝟓
meters
high pole cast a shadow of 14 meters.
meters
1. An electric pole, 7 meter high cast a shadow of 5 meters. Find the height of the pole that cast a
shadow of 14 meters.
Given:
7 meters hign = 5 meters shadow
x = 14 meters shadow
Solution:
7 = x Cross Multiply
5 14
5x = 98
5x = 98
5 5
x = 𝟏𝟗 𝟑/𝟓
A𝟏𝟗 𝟑/𝟓
meters
high pole cast a shadow of 14 meters.
meters
1. An electric pole, 7 meter high cast a shadow of 5 meters. Find the height of the pole that cast a
shadow of 14 meters.
Given:
7 meters high = 5 meters shadow
x = 14 meters shadow
Solution:
7 = x Cross Multiply
5 14
5x = 98
5x = 98
5 5
x = 𝟏𝟗 𝟑/𝟓
meters
A𝟏𝟗 𝟑/𝟓 high pole cast a shadow of 14 meters.
meters
𝟏𝟗 𝟑/𝟓
meters
Inverse Proportion
An inverse proportion is a relationship between two quantities in which one increases as the
other decreases in the same ratio.
1. It takes Kevin 20 minutes to ride his bicycle at 20kph from home to school. To shorten his travel
time to 16 minutes for the same distance, how fast should he cycle?
Given: x y
1 20 minutes = 20kph
2 16 minutes = n
Solution: 20 : 16 = x : 20
x1 y2
=
x2 y1
20 = n Cross Multiply
16 20
16 times n 16n = 400 20 times 20
16n = 400 Divide doth side by 16
16 16
400 divided by 16 n = 25kph 400 divided by 16
To shorten Kevin time to 16 minutes, he needs to cycle 25kph.
2. If 6 workers can finish a job in 8 hours, how many workers needed to finish the same job in 3
hours?
Given:
x y
1 6 workers = 8 hours
2 n = 3 hours
Solution: 6:n = 3:8
x1 y2
=
x2 y1
6 = 3 Cross Multiply
n 8
3n = 48
3n = 48
3 3
x = 16 workers
To finish the job in 3 hours, they need 16 workers.
1. Denie’s weekly allowance lasts for 5 days when she spends P24 daily. This week, she plans
to make her allowance last for 6 days. How much should she spend per day then?
2. 2 farmers can finish plowing the field in 6 days. How long will 3 farmers
finish plowing the same field?
3. 3 men can harvest a sack of palay in 120 minutes. How many minutes will 9 men harvest the
same amount of rice?
Partitive Proportion
Partitive proportion is a type of proportion in which a whole is divided into parts according to a given
ratio.
To find a missing value in a partitive proportion:
1) add the terms of the given ratio;
2) divide the total by the sum of the terms; and,
3) multiply each term by the value of each unit.
1. A glass of jar has 64 chocolates. Mark, Dave and Ralph will share the chocolates in the ratio
1:1:2. How many chocolates will each one of them get?
Given:
64 chocolates = 1:01:0 2
Mark:Dave:Ralph
Solution:
1x + 1x + 2x = 64
4x = 64
4x = 64
4 4
x = 16
Mark = 1 x 16 = 16 chocolates
Dave = 1 x 16 = 16 chocolates
Ralph = 2 x 16 = 32 chocolates
64 chocolates in all
2. A land area of 81 hectares was divide among three siblings, John, Mae and Tom in the ratio
5:1:3. How much each of them received?
Given:
81 hectares = 5:01:0 3
John: Mae: Tom
Solution:
5x + 1x + 3x = 81
9x = 81
9x = 81
9 9
x = 9
John = 5x9= 45 hectares
Mae = 1x9= 9 hectares
Tom = 3x9= 27 hectares
81 hectares