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Inverse Proportion Problem Solving

This document contains a lesson on solving problems involving inverse proportions. It includes examples of setting up inverse proportions to find missing terms, as well as word problems involving inverse proportions such as determining the number of days a stock of food will last given an increase in people to feed or the number of workers or days needed to complete a task given a change in resources. The document provides practice problems for students to set up and solve inverse proportions on their own.

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Inverse Proportion Problem Solving

This document contains a lesson on solving problems involving inverse proportions. It includes examples of setting up inverse proportions to find missing terms, as well as word problems involving inverse proportions such as determining the number of days a stock of food will last given an increase in people to feed or the number of workers or days needed to complete a task given a change in resources. The document provides practice problems for students to set up and solve inverse proportions on their own.

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Good

Morning!!!
Quarter 2
Week 2
Day 3
Solving problems
involving inverse
proportion.
M6NS-IIc-134
ANNABELLE R. CORTEZ
MT-I
Gamao Elementary School
Naujan West District
Division of Oriental Mindoro
Find the missing term in a proportion.

𝑁 9
=
8 24
9 𝑁
=
4 16
5 25
=
3 𝑁
6 18
=
𝑁 21
𝑁 15
=
8 24
Group Contest

10 pieces of polvoron sell for


3 pesos
40 pieces of polvoron sell for
_____
During recess, the ratio of
pupils to teachers eating in the
canteen is 7:3. If 84 pupils eat
in the canteen, how many
teachers eat in the canteen?
Four out of 5 pupils buy
buko juice every day. How
many of the 350 pupils buy
buko
juice?
Re
vie
w
What is a How would
partitive you set up the
proportion? proportion?
Have you visited some of the
places that care for the
physically handicapped, aged,
orphans, etc. Why are these
places important?
I have enough money for a
vacation of 12 days if I spend
500 a day. For how many days
will my money last if I decide
to spend only 400 a day.
𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
=
𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑎𝑦𝑠
500 𝑁 400N = 500 x 12
= 400 N = 6000
400 12
N = 6000 ¸ 400
the answer is N = 15
Performing the Activities

An orphanage has enough bread to feed 30


orphans for 12 days. If 10 more orphans are
added, how many days will the same
amount of bread last?
Performing the Activities

1)If 4 farmers can plow a 3-hectare land in 6


days, how long will 8 farmers do it?
2) Twelve painters can paint a building in 10
days. How many painters are needed to paint it in
6 days?
Performing the Activities

1)If 8 men can build a house in 90 days, in


how many days can 20 men working
under the
same conditions as the 8 men build the
house?
Performing the Activities

1)A carpenter working 8 hours a day could


finish a piece of work in 6 days. How many
days could he finish a similar piece of work by
working 10 hours a day?
Generalization

What is an inverse
proportion?
How does it differ from a
direct proportion?
Generalization

How do we set up
an inverse
proportion?
Evaluation
Solve the problem:

1) A stock of food is enough


to feed 50 persons for 14 days.
How many days will the food
last if 20
more persons will be added?
Solve the problem:

2) Four equal pumps can fill a


tank in 42 minutes. How long
will 6 pumps of the same kind
fill the
tank?
Solve the problem:

3. If 3 farmers can plow


a field in 4 days, how
long will 6 farmers do
it?
Solve the problem:

4) Five sewers can finish 200


children’s dresses in 8 days. How
many days will it take 10 sewers to
finish the same number of children’s
dresses?
Assignment

Write a proportion for each problem, then find the missing term.

1) Four teachers can finish interviewing 100


applicants for the school entrance examination
in 5
days. If the interview period is to be finished in
2 days only, how many teachers should there
be?
Assignment

Write a proportion for each problem, then find the missing term.

2) Sixty boxes are needed to pack 720


brownies in batches of 12. How many
boxes are needed if
the brownies are packed in batches of
18?
Assignment

Write a proportion for each problem, then find the missing term.

Mr. Datu has enough money to pay 8


workers for 15 days. If he adds 4 more
workers, for how
long can he pay them at the same rate?
Thank
You!!!

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