Our Lady of the Pillar College - San Manuel Inc.

District 3, San Manuel, Isabela

Teacher Education Program

School Year 2020-2021

Second Quarter Examination in Mathematics 9

Name:___________________________________ Score:______________
Year and Section: ________________________ Date:_______________
Most Essential Learning Competency :
a. illustrates situations that involve the following variations: (a) direct; (b) inverse; (c) joint; (d)
combined. M9AL-IIa-1
b. translates into variation statement a relationship between two quantities given by: (a) a table
of values; (b) a mathematical equation; (c) a graph, and vice versa. M9AL-IIa-b-1
c. solves problems involving variation. M9AL-IIb-c-1
I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Choose the best answer among the given choices. Write the letter of your answer on
the blank provided before the number. Write the correct answer if there is no answer among the
given choices. Use “CAPITAL LETTER” only.

_____1. What do you call of the variation which statement means a = kbc, where k is the constant
of variation?
a. Direct b. Joint c. Inverse d. Combined
_____2. These variations are practical situations that you also encounter in real life.
a. Direct b. inverse c. Joint d. Combined
_____3.What do you call a variation that pair of number have a constant ratio?
a. Inverse b. Combined c. Direct d. Joint

_____4. What is appropriate graph that represent inverse variation?

a. b. c. d.

_____5. The time 17 takes to travel a fixed distance varies inversely with the speed traveled. If it
takes Pam 50 minutes to bike to the secret fishing spot at 10 miles per hour, how long will it take if
she rides 14 miles per hour?
a. 0.559 b. 0.955 c. 0.959 d. 0.595
_____6. The time to complete a project varies inversely with the number of employees. If 3 people
can complete the project in 7 days how long will it take 5 people?
a. 2.4 days b. 24 days c. 42 days d.4.2 days
zy
_____7. What is the formula for combined variation except ? k  ?
x
kx a ky k
a. z  b. k  c. z  d. y 
y y x x

ka
_____8. What is the translation statement of the mathematical equation of t  ?
b
a. T varies directly as a and inversely as b
b. T varies directly as b and inversely as a
c. T varies inversely as a and directly as b
d. T varies inversely as b and directly as a

_____9. What is the translating statement into mathematical equation of y varies directly as x and
inversely as the square of z using k as the constant of variations?
xk 2 yz 2 kz kx
a. y  b. k  c. y  d. y 
z x x2 z2

_____10. What if z varies directly as x and inversely as y, and find z = 9 when x = 6 and y = 2, using
3x
the equation z  , find z when x = 8 and y = 12?
y
a. 12 b. 8 c. 6 d. 2

_____11. The area of a isosceles triangle varies jointly as the base b and the altitude of h, express
the are A in terms of the base and the altitude. What is general equation that describes the
variation?
a. A=kbh b. k=Abh c. b=Akh d. h= kAb

_____12. The area A of a trapezoid varies jointly as the height h and the sum of the bases b1 and
b2 . Find the equation of joint variation if A = 36 m 2 , h = 9 m, b1 = 7 m, and b2 =15 m.
11 2
a. A  b. A  2 c. k  d. k  22
2 22 11 2

_____13. What do you call of a variation which have a relationship where the product of two
factors is a constant?
a. Inverse b. Reverse c. Direct d. Indirect

_____14. What equation determine for the following table? x 1 2 3

a. Y = 1/4 x b. y = 4x y 4 8 12
c. y = 8x d. y = 12x

_____15. What equation for the following graph that has the ordered pair:
(12, 72)?
a. y = 1/6x b. y = 6x
c. y = 12x d. y = 72x
_____16. What is the constant of variation if y varies directly as x and y=96 when x = 16?
a. 36 b. 16 c. 6 d. 96

_____17. What are the different ways can you show that y varies directly as t based from the
table below?
t 1 2 3 4 5

y 15 30 45 60 75

a. 5 b. 1 c. -1 d. 15
_____18. The number of hours h that it takes m men to assemble x machines varies directly as the
number of machines and inversely as the number of men. If four men can assemble 12 machines
in four hours, how many men are needed to assemble 72 machines in eight hours?
a. 12 men b. 10 men c. 6 men d. 5 men

_____19. What is the correct equation, Joint variation problems are solved using the equation y =
kxz? In this case The volume of a cone varies jointly as its height and the square of its radius. A
cone with a radius of 6 inches and a height of 10 inches has a volume of 120π cubic inches. Find
the volume of a cone having a radius of 15 inches and a height of 7 inches.
k
a. v  khr 2 b. v  khr 2 c. v 2  khr d. v 
hr 2
_____20. Which one of the following show case of direct variation ?
a. The value of k can be equal to zero.
b. If x decrease then the value of y also decrease, or if x decreases then the value of y
increase.
c. k < 0 (k is positive)
d. k  0

_____21. Ashlee and Sam are trying to balance on a seesaw. Suppose Sam,
who weighs 42 kilograms, is sitting 2 meters from the pivot. Ashlee weighs 32
kilograms. How far away from the pivot must she sit to balance Sam?

a. Ashlee must sit about 4.6 meters away from the pivot to balance Sam.
b. Ashlee must sit about 3.6 meters away from the pivot to balance Sam.
c. Ashlee must sit about 2.6 meters away from the pivot to balance Sam.
d. Ashlee must sit about 1.6 meters away from the pivot to balance Sam.

_____22. What does it mean if a quantity varies inversely as two or more other quantities,Then
figure below shows a rectangular solid with a fixed volume. Express its width, w, as a joint
variation in terms of its length, l, and height, h? therefore, w ∝ 1/(lh).

a. The shorter the length l or the height h, the narrower is the width w.
b. The shorter the length l or the width w, the narrower is the height h .
c. The longer the length l or the height h, the narrower is the width w.
d. The longer the length l or the width w, the narrower is the height h .
 _____23. What do you call of a variation If two quantities are related in such a way that the
increase in one quantity results in a corresponding increase in the other and vice versa?

a. Direct b. Joint c. Inverse d. Combined

_____24. Which of the following situation shows a direct variation?

a. The age of a used car to its resale value.
b. The area of the wall to the amount of paint used to cover it.
c. The number of persons sharing a pie to the size of the slices of the pie.
d. The number of hours to finish a job to the number of men working.

_____25. The gas pressure in a chamber varies directly with the temperature in the chamber. If
the pressure in the chamber is 150 atmospheres (atm) when the chamber is at 50 degrees, what
is the pressure in the chamber when the temperature of the chamber is 75 degrees?
a. 75 atm b. 175 atm c. 250 atm d. 225 atm

_____26. On a treasure map, the actual distance is directly related to the scaled distance. If 15
miles is represented by 3 centimeters, then how many centimeters on the treasure map are
equivalent to 135 miles?
a. 17 cm b. 57 cm c. 37 cm d. 27 cm

_____27. What kind of variation occurs in a situation an increase in one variable causes a
decrease in the other variable or vice versa?
a. Combined b. Inverse c. Direct d. Joint

_____28. P varies directly as the square of x and inversely as. What kind of variation is it?
a. Combined b. Inverse c. Direct d. Joint

_____29. What kind of variation the equation w = 12chs represents?

a. Direct b. Inverse c. Joint d. Combined

_____30. What type of variation does this scenario represent? The grade you earn in a class, the
number of assignments you complete, and the number of hours you study.
a. Direct b. Inverse c. Joint d. Combined

_____31.What is the value of x when y = 1 and z = 27, If a quantity x varies directly with the square
of y and inversely with the cube root of z?
a. -2 b. -2.7 c. 7 d. 1

_____32. Which of the following belongs to joint variation?

1 3
I. A  bh II. y varies jointly as x and z. III. z = 0 and k = 0. IV. D  gf .
2 4
a. I and II b. I, II and IV c. III only d. I, II, and III

_____33. What category of variation where k is a nonzero constant and k is called variation
constant?
a. Combined b. Inverse c. Direct d. Joint

34-35: Breaking the data up into the first and second parts gives.
1st data y = 12 m=3 n=8 d=2 k = find 1st
2nd data y = find 2nd m = -3 n = 18 d=3 k=2
 _____34. y varies jointly with m and n and inversely with the square of d. If y = 12 when m = 3, n = 8,
and d = 2, find the constant k when m = -3, n = 18, and d = 3.
a. 3 b. 2 c. 12 d. 8

_____35. y varies jointly with m and n and inversely with the square of d. If y = 12 when m = 3, n = 8,
and d = 2, then use the value of k in#34 to find y when m = -3, n = 18, and d = 3.
a. 3 b. 2 c. 12 d. 8

36-37: Breaking the data up into fist and second parts gives.
Data v t k
1st 120 km/h 1.5 h Find 1st
2nd 60 km/h Find 2nd 180 km

_____36. The time (t) it takes to travel from North Vancouver to Hope varies inversely as the speed
(v) at which one travels. If it takes 1.5 hours to travel this distance at an average speed of 120
km/h, find the constant k and it would take to drive back if you were only able to travel at 60
km/h due to an engine problem.
a. 190 km b. 180 km c. 170 km d. 160 km

_____37. The time (t) it takes to travel from North Vancouver to Hope varies inversely as the speed
(v) at which one travels. If it takes 1.5 hours to travel this distance at an average speed of 120
km/h, used the value k in #36 and find the amount of time it would take to drive back if you
were only able to travel at 60 km/h due to an engine problem.
a. 1. 5 h b. 3 h c. 3.5 h d. 5 h

_____38. What is the written form of “the speed r of a moving object is inversely proportional to
the time t traveled”?
a. r =k/t & k=rt b. r = k/t only c. k = rt only d. r = t/k & k = t/r

_____39. What is the constant of proportionality based on the table below?

Number of days 1 2 3 4 5

Amount invested 16 32 48 64 80

a. 80 b. 2 c. 16 d. 4

_____40. Assume k is a nonzero constant. Which equation does not represent an inverse variation?
k k
a. y  b. y  kx c. xy  k d. y 
x x2

_____41. Which of the following statements are combined variation example?

I. y is directly proportional to the square root of x.
II. y varies jointly as x and the square root of x.
III. y varies directly with the cube of x and inversely with the square root of x.
IV. y varies jointly as x and the square root of z.
a. I and II b. II and III c. 1 and IV d. I, II, III, & IV

_____42. What do you call a variation where a quantity varies directly as the product of two or
more other quantities?
 a. Combined b. Inverse c. Direct d. Joint

_____43.What is y when x = 20 and E = 10, If y varies directly with x and inversely with E, and y = 30
when x = 25 and E = 5?
a. 12 b. 24 c. 6 d. 5

k
_____44. How can you write in verbalized form if the equation form is x  1
?
y 2

a. x varies as the inverse root of y.

b. x varies inversely as y and one half.
c. x varies as the inverse one half y.
d. x is inversely proportional to the square of one half of y.

_____45. What kind of variation shows the situation?

Figure:
Grey is 20 meter away from the bus.
If she will run, the time it takes her to
reach the bus depends on her
average speed.

a. Direct b. Combined c. Joint d. Inverse

______46. What pressure has to be applied to have a volume of one hundred sixty cm 3 , if the
volume V of a gas varies inversely as the pressure P on it. If the volume is two hundred forty   cm 3
under pressure of thirty   kg/cm 2 ?
a. pressure 55 kg/cm 2 be applied to have a volume of 160 cm 3 .
b. pressure 55 kg/cm 3 be applied to have a volume of 165 cm 2 .
c. pressure 45 kg/cm 3 be applied to have a volume of 165 cm 2 .
d. pressure 45 kg/cm 2 be applied to have a volume of 160 cm 3 .

_____47. What is the value of j when d = 324, If c varies directly as the square root of d, and j = 28
when d = 81?
63
a. 56 b. 2. 64 c. d. 36.2
2

_____48. What is the value of z when q = 9, If z varies directly as the cube of q, and p = 36 when q
= 3?
a.4/3 b. 3/4 c. 972 d. 297

_____49. The weight of an object on Earth varies directly as the weight of the same object on the
moon. A 600 pound object would weigh 88 pounds on the moon. How much would a 95 pound
object weigh on the moon?
a. 13. 93 M b. 31.39 M c. 13.39 M d. 93. 31 M

_____50. The distance required to stop a car varies directly as the square of its speed. If 250 feet
are required to stop a car traveling 60 miles per hour, how many feet are required to stop a car
traveling 96 miles per hour?
a. 666.74 feet b. 333. 47 feet c. 555. 74 feet d. 222. 47 feet