 Speed and time taken

 Speed and distance covered QUANTITIES  Number of men and time

 Income tax and income taken to complete a piece of
work

example example

Direct proportion Inverse proportion

Two quantities x and y are said to be in direct Two quantities x and y are said to be in inverse
proportion, if an increase (decrease) in one proportion, if an increase (decrease) in one
quantity results in a crossponding also increases quantity results in a corresponding
(decreases) in the other quantity. decrease(increase) in the other quantity.

x 1 k
x∝ y , x=ky or y =k x∝ ,x= or xy=k
y y
where k is constant. where k is constant.
A school buys 8 cartons of juice for 104 children. How If 7 taps can fill a tank in 14 hours ,how many hours
many cartoon of juice do the need for 299 children?
will 4 taps take to fill the same tank.
Solution:
Solution:
=Let the number of cartons be x
=Let the time taken be x hours
Number of cartons of juice Number of childern
8 104
Number of tanks Time to fill
X 299
7 14 hrs
8 x 1 x
We have , = => = 4 X hrs
104 299 13 299 x1 y2 7 x
=>13x =299 We have = => =
x2 y1 4 5
299 14 x 4
=>x = =23 => x = = 8 hours
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