Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

LABORATORY SCHOOL
Lucban, Quezon

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QUIZ # 2: VARIATION
Directions. Read and analyze each of the questions carefully. Encircle the best answer.

1. If r varies directly with s, what is the equation for the constant of variation k ?

s c. k =rs
a. k =
r r
d. k =
r s
2
b. k =
s
2. Which of the following tables of values illustrate an inverse variation?
a.

x 2 3 4

y 3 2 1
b.

x 3 4 6
21 7
y 7
4 2
c.

x 2 3 4

y 4 9 16
d.
 x 2 2 4 6 3
a. k = b. k =
y 3 12 6 3 2
c. k =2
3. Find the constant of variation if y varies directly with x , and y=20 when x=30 .
d. k =3

4. Which of the following is true about the area of a square if the measure of its sides is halved?
a. The area will be halved
b. The area will be one–fourth of the area of the original square.
c. The area will be doubled
d. The area will be four times the area of the original square.
5. Twenty–one oranges cost ₱126.00. How many oranges can you buy for ₱30.00?
a. 9 c. 5
b. -7 d. 3
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6. Phoebe sells 3 candies for ₱2.00. How much will Phoebe earn if she has 3 dozen candies?
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a. ₱14.00 c. ₱28.00
b. ₱20.00 d. ₱42.00
7. Phoebe took a trip to Japan. Before leaving, she decided to convert all her money in pesos to yen. How
many yen did she receive if she exchanged ₱35 000.00 at a rate of ¥1 to ₱0.48?
a. ¥16 800.00 c. ¥62 540.67
b. ¥42 800.00 d. ¥72 916.67
8. Men’s handkerchiefs are sold at a price ₱7.00 higher than the price of ladies’ handkerchiefs. If Phoebe
paid ₱516.00 for a dozen handkerchiefs, how much will Matt pay if he buys 8 handkerchiefs?
a. ₱300.00 c. ₱400.00
b. ₱344.00 d. ₱416.00
9. Phoebe saves ₱10.50 for every ₱200.00 worth of school supplies she buys at 999 Bookstore. How
much would she save if the total cost of the school supplies in her basket is ₱1 500.00?
a. ₱73.50 c. ₱84.00
b. ₱78.75 d. ₱142.86
10. A painting is 3 decimeters (dm) wide and 9.8 dm tall. If it is enlarged proportionally to a height of 49 dm,
how wide will it be?
a. 12 dm c. 16.5 dm
b. 15 dm d. 20.7 dm
11. A rectangle is 6.9 cm long and 2.7 cm wide. If it is reduced to a width of 0.9 cm, how long will it be?
a. 2.3 cm
b. 2.6 cm
c. 2.9 cm
d. 20.7 cm

12. If A=12, then B=36 . Given that B varies directly with the square of A , what is B when A is 3?

a. 27 c. 3
b. 9 d. 2.25
13. Which of the following does not exhibit direct square variation?

a. The relationship of the area of a square and its side

b. The relationship of the surface area of a cube and its edge
c. The relationship of the of a rectangle and its dimensions
 d. The relationship of the area of a circle and its radius.
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14. The variable a varies directly with the square b . If b= and a= , find b when a= .
3 9 2
a. 2 1
c.
1 16
b.
2 d. 16

15. If x varies inversely with y , and x=6 when y=24, what is x when y=16 .

a. 9 c. 16
b. 12 d. 18

16. If a varies inversely with b , which of the following is not true?

a. The variable a is inversely proportional to b .
b. As b increases, a decreases.
c. If a 1 b1 =k , then a 5 b 5=k
d. The equation that satisfies the given relation is b=ka .
17. Matt and Mark can mop a warehouse in 10.5 hours. How many hours needed to mop the warehouse if
Matt and Mark were accompanied by 3 other male employees?
a. 3 hours c. 5.25 hours
b. 4.2 hours d. 7 hours
18. The speed of a car varies inversely with the time it takes to travel a fixed distance. If a car can travel 5
km in 20 min at a speed of 0.25 km/min, what must be the speed of the car to travel 5 km in 25 min?
a. 0.02 km/min c. 0.2 km/min
b. 0.25 km/min d. 0.5 km/min
19. The variable d varies inversely with the variable j . If j =4 , d=6.25. Find d when j=5.

a. 4 c. 5
b. 4.5 d. 6
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20. A rectangle has an area of 48 cm 2. If its width is cm , what must be its length so that its area remains
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constant.
a. 15 cm c. 8 cm
b. 12.5 cm d. 3 cm
21. The variable F is inversely proportional to G . If F=3.25 and G=14 , which of the following statements
is TRUE?
k 91
a. G= c. The constant of variation is
F 2
3.25 d. If G=8, then F=5.625
b. The constant of variation is
14
22. Which equation satisfies the following table of values?

m 2.5 3.5 5 8
56 7
v 8 5.6
5 2
0.89 c. v=28 m
a. m=
v 14
d. v=
28 m
b. v=
m
23. Which of the following statements illustrates an inverse variation?
a. Total kilowatt – hours consumed and the equivalent electric bill.
b. Distance travelled and the amount of fare
c. The length of the side of a square and its area
d. The speed of a car and the volume of vehicles on a highway.
24. Find the constant of variation given that y varies jointly with x and z , and y=60 when x=3 and z=4?
a. 4 b. 5
 c. 12 d. 15

25. The variable A varies jointly with b and the square of c , and when b and c are both 3. Find c when
A=48 and b=4 .
a. 6 c. 18
b. 12 d. 36
26. The volume of a cylinder varies jointly with its height and the square of its radius. If the volume of a
cylinder with a height of 4 ft and a diameter of 8 ft is 200.96 ft 3. Find the radius of a cylinder whose
height is 10 ft and volume of 1 538.6 ft 3.

a. 4.9 c. √ 14
b. 7 d. 49
27. The distance a car travels varies jointly with its speed and the time or duration of travel. What is the
speed of a car which covers 150 km in 90 minutes? Express your answer in kilometers per hour (km/h).
a. 1.67 km/h c. 100 km/h
b. 50 km/h 5
d. km/h
3
1
28. y varies directly as x and inversely as z , and y=9 when x=15 and z=5. Find y when x= and z=2.
3
1 c. 1
a.
2 3
d.
3 2
b.
4
29. y varies jointly as x and z such that when x=5 and z=8 , y=20. What is the constant variation?

1 c. 2
a.
4 d. 4
1
b.
2

30. The maximum safe load of a beam varies jointly with its width and the square of its depth. If a beam
that is 20 cm wide and 16 cm deep can carry a maximum load of 25 600 g, find the maximum safe load,
in kilograms of a beam that is 15 cm wide and 15 cm deep. Express your answer to the nearest
kilogram.
a. 17 kg
b. 168 kg
c. 169 kg
d. 1688 kg