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PONTEVEDRA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SECOND QUARTER PERIODICAL TEST

Pontevedra, Capiz MATHEMATICS 9

Name: _______________________________Grade & Section ________________ Score: _______

Multiple Choice. Read and analyze each item. Identify and write the letter which represents the correct
answer before the number.

____1. The cost c of mango varies directly as its weight w. This relationship is written as:
k k
a. c = kw b. c = c. k = cw d. w=
w c
____2. The number of hours h required to finish a job varies inversely as the number of workers (w) on
the job. This relationship is written as
k h
a. h = kw b. h = c. w = kh d. =w
w k
____3. What is the mathematical equation of the phrase, “If y varies directly with x and inversely with
z”?
kx kx kz
a. y = b. y = kxz c. z = d. y =
z y x
____4. Which of the following situations illustrates combined variations?
a. A varies directly as B and inversely as C
b. B varies jointly as D and inversely as M
c. P is directly proportional to Q and inversely proportional to R
d. All of the above
____5. Which of the following describes a combined variation?
a.” Z varies directly as X and inversely as Y”
b. “Z varies directly s x”
c. “Z varies inversely as X”
d. “Z varies directly as X and Y”.
1
____6. What is the simplified form of (40) (5-2) ( −1 )?
2
2 1 1
a. 1 b. c. d.
25 50 75
k
____7. What happens to y when x is tripled in the relation y = ?
x
a. y is tripled b. y is doubled c. y is halved d. y is divided by 3
____8. W varies directly as the square of x and inversely as y and z. If w = 12 when x = 4, y = 2 and
z = 20, find w when x = 3, y = 8 and z = 5.
a. 10 b. 9 c. 27/4 d. 25/3
____9. If two men can do a portion of a job in 8 days, how many men can do the same job in 4 days?
a. 7 b.6 c. 5 d. 4
____10. Jaime’s income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If she earns 12,000.00 in
20 days how much will she earn if she works twice as long?
a. 26,000.00 b. 24,000.00 c. 20,000 d. 16,000.00
____11. The number of words Janna printed varied directly with the amount of time she spent printing.
If she printed 300 words in 6 minutes, how long would it take her to print 1500 words?
a. 20 minutes b. 22 minutes c. 24 minutes d. 30 minutes
____12. Give the simplified form of 3-3 ( -2)-5 .
6-1
−1 1 3 −3
a. b. c. d.
144 144 27 27
____13. If y varies directly as x and y = 32 when x = 4. Find the constant of variation.
a. 8 b. 36 c. 28 d. 128
____14. Use the laws of rational exponents to simplify (3^½x^⁵/²)². What is the result?
a. 3x⁵ b. 3x¹⁰ c. 3x² d. 3x⁸
____15. Which situation illustrates a joint variation?
a. The number of hours to finish a job to the number of men working.
b. The area of the wall to the amount of paint used to cover it.
c. The volume of a pyramid to the area of the base and the altitude.
d. The time a teacher spends checking papers to the number of students.
____16. P varies directly as the square of b and inversely as the square of s. The formula that relates
kb2
the three variables P, t, and s is P = What kind of variation is it?
s2
 a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
____17. The pressure P of a gas varies directly as its temperature t and inversely as its volume
V. What is the equation of variation?
kt kt
a. P = ktV b. P = c. V = ktP d. V =
V P
____18. If we simplify ( 1x ) what is the result?
0

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
____19. If y varies jointly as x and the cube of z and y =16 when x = 4 and z =2, find an equation that
represents this relationship.
a. y = xz3 b. y = 2xz3 c. y = 2kx/z3 d. y=xz3/2
____20. Which is an example of a direct linear variation? 
a. xy = 5  b. y = 3/x c. y = 2x  d. 3/y = x
____21.A car travels a distance of d km in t hours. The formula that relates d to t is d = kt. What kind of
variation is it?
a. direct variation c. joint variation
b. inverse variation d. combined variation
____22.The cost c of varies directly as the number of pencil n is written as
a. C=kn b. k=cn c. n=k/c d. c=k/n
____23.The speed r of a moving object is inversely proportional to the time t travelled is written as:
a. r = kt b k = rt c r = k/t d. k = r/t
____24.Which of the following describes and inverse variations?
a. y=kxz b. y = kx c. y = kx/z d. y= k/x
____25. An encoder can type n words in t hours. The formula that relates n to t is n = k/t. What kind of
variation is it? 
a. inverse  b. direct  c. joint  d. combined
____26. If p varies directly as q and inversely as r, then which of the following equations describes the relation among
the variables?
a. p =kq/r b. 1/p =kr/q c. p =kr/q   d. p =k/qr
____27. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. 51/2 + 51/3 = 55 b. 21/2 = 22/9 c. (3-1/3)2 = 32/3 d. 4-2/3 = 1
1/3
2 42/3
____28. Use the laws of rational exponent to evaluate 8 . What is the result?
1/3

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
____29. If w varies directly as the square of x and inversely as y and z. If w = 12 when x = 4 , y= 2 and z = 20. Find w
when x = 3, y = 8 and z = 5. 
a. 10 b. 9  c. 27/4 d. 5
____30. Which of the following situations illustrates a direct variation?
a. The number of hours to finish a job to the number of men working
b. The volume of water to the space that water did not occupy in a particular container
c. The area of the wall to the volume of paint used to cover it
d. The number of person sharing a pie to the size of slices of the pie
____31.Simplify 3-2.
a. 1/9 b. 9 c. 1/6 d. 6
____32. If “A” varies directly as “p” and A = 12 when p = 4, what is A when p = 6?
a. 14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 20
____33. Find the constant of variation if y varies directly as x and y=24 when x=3.
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
____34. Simplify the expression x • x . -8 5

a. 1/x³ b. x³ c. x-3 d. x¹³

____35. If y varies inversely as x, which of the statements below is true?
a. as y increases, x also increases c. as y increases, x decreases
b. as y increases, x remains the same d. x is always greater than y
____36. If a varies inversely as b, and a=12 when b = 4, find a when b = -16.
a. 48 b. 24 c. -8 d. -3
____37. Simplify the expression a1/2 • a3/2.
a. a3/4 b. a4/3 c. a d. a2
2/3
____38. Simplify (3 )³.
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
____39. Simplify 8/4-2.
a. -128 b. 128 c. 120 d. -120
____40. Evaluate the expression 15a0.
a. a b. 15 c.15a d. 0

Good Luck and God Bless!!!

Prepared by:

Jeaniel D. Bengan
Mathematics Teacher Checked by:

Susana D. Apolinario
Coordinator, Math Department