Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII-EASTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LEYTE
TABANGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
TABANGO, LEYTE

2nd Quarter Summative Test in Mathematics 9

Test I. Multiple Choice.

Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. A jeepney travels a distance of d km in t hours. The equation that relates d to t is d = kt.

What kind of variation is it?
a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
2. Which of the following represents the statement, an employee’s salary (s) varies directly
as the number of days (d) he has worked?
k k
a. k = sd b. s = c. d = d. s = kd
d s
3. Which is an example of a direct variation?
3 2
a. xy = 5 b. y = c. y = 4x d. =x
x y
4. What mathematical statement describes the table of values below

x 1 2 3 4
y 6 12 18 24

3 2
a. y = 6x b. y = c. xy = 6 d. =x
x y
5. If y varies directly as x and y = 24 when x = 3, then k is _____.
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10
6. What mathematical statement describes the graph below?
60
50
40
30
total cost (T)
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
number of kilos (n)

10
a. T = 10k b. T = c. n = 10t d. T = 1
n
7. 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
8. If y varies directly as x, and y = 3 when x = 10, find x when y = 1.2.
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
9. If candies are sold at 3 pcs for Php2.00. How many candies can Melai get if she has Php
20.00?
a. 15 b. 20 c. 25 d.30
10. Jaja’s income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If she earns
Php8,000 in 20 days, how much will she earn if she worked 30 days?
a. Php 10,000 b. Php 12,000 c. Php 14,00a0 d. Php 16,000
11. If a and b are dependent and independent variables respectively, which equations shows
inverse variation?

a b
=k =k
A. ab=k B. b C. a D. none of the above
12. If m is inversely proportional to n, the equation must be written as __________.
m k
k= m=
A. n B. n C. n=km D. none of the above
13. If bh = k, then ____________
b1 b2 b
= =k
A. h2 h1 B.
b 1 h2 =b2 h 1 C. a D. none of the above
x y =x y
14. The proportion 1 1 2 2 illustrates ___________ variation.
A. Direct B. Inverse C. None of the above D. All of the above
15. If t varies inversely as squared of l , then we can write the equation as
t
2
=k 2 2
________________. A. l B. tl =k C. l =kt D. None of
the above
16. If a varies inversely as b, and a=12 when b = 4, find a when b = -16.
A. 48 B. -8 C. 24 D. -3
17. If the air pressure (P) is inversely proportional to the altitude (h), the equation must be
written as __________.
h P
k= =k
A. P B. h C. P=kh D. k =Ph
18. Which of the following that illustrates inverse variation.

A. x 2 3 4 5 6 x 1 2 3 4 5
y 60 40 30 24 20 y 30 5 45 10 60
C.

B. x 2 4 6 8 10 x 20 30 40 50 60
y 5 10 15 20 25 D. y 10 5 20 10 30

19. If y varies inversely as x and y = 4 when x = 9, find y when x = 12.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 36 D. 48
20. Which of the following is the equation of variation where c varies jointly as g and f and
c=24 when g=2 and f=3.
a. K = cgf b. C=kgf c. G = kcf d. F=kcg

21. 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

For numbers 22-23, refer to the given problem.

The cost (C) of labor varies jointly as the number of workers (W) and the number of
days (D) they work. If 10 men working 8 days each are paid Php560,
22. Which of the following is the value of the variation constant?
a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9
23. How many days will it take 12 men to earn Php756?
a. 5 b. 7 c. 9 d. 11

Use the problem to answer items 24-25

 T varies directly as the square of P and inversely as Z and T=12 when P=3 and Z=6
24. Using k as the constant of variation, which of the following is the equation of variation?
kp
2
kz pz
2
a. T = b. T = kpz2 c. T= 2 d. T=
z p k
25. Which of the following is the value of the variation constant:
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12

[
26. Which of the following is equal to (−9 p 1/ 2 q ) ]
0 −1
?
1 −1
a. 1 b. –1 c. d.
9 9
27. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
100 −5 23 1/ 3
x 0 z 2 m n
a . 100 =x b. −7 =z c. 23 =0 d. 1/ 3 =1
x z m n
8
a ?
28. What is the value of the missing exponent in the equation ( a b ) = 12 ?
2 −3

b
a. –4 b. 4 c. 6 d. –6
−1
29. What is the simplified form of (−4 d 0 ∙2−3 ∙ e 5 ) ?
−32 −1 −2
a. –1 b. 5 c. 5 d. 5
e 32 e e
0 −2 −1 0 1
30. What is the simplified form of 4 5 6 100 −1
?
2
1 1 1
a. 1 b. c. d.
75 150 6000
31. What is the equivalent of √
3
4 + √ 2 using exponential notation?
5

1 1 1
a. 4 3 + 2 5 b. 4 3 + 25 c. 6 8 d. 6 8
32. What is √
3
−8?
1 −1
a. ̶ 2 b. 2 c. d.
2 2
33. The rational form of √ 5 is?
1 −1 1 1
a. 5 2 b. 5 2 c. 2 5 2 d. -5 2
2
34. a 3 can be written in a radical form of?

a. √
3 2
a b. √ a3 c. √ −a3 d. √
3
−a2
2
35. Rewrite the expression x 3 in radical form.
a. √ x b. √ x 3
3 2
c. √
3
x d. √ x

Test II. Read each statement carefully. Write True if the statement is true, write False if it is
false.

___________36. Any nonzero real number raised to zero is equal to one (1).
___________37. An expression with a negative exponent CANNOT be written into an
expression with a positive exponent.
___________38. Laws of exponents may be used in simplifying expressions with rational
exponents.
1
___________39. 23 is equal to .
8
___________40. ¿ = 9
___________41. 30 4−2=16
2
___________42. (−16 )3 =−16

___________43. The exponential expression

1 is equivalent to 1 + 1 12 .
¿¿ x
2 0
1
___________44. 32 . 4 0 + 1 2 + 50 = 11
___________45. √
3
16=2 √ 2.
3

Test III. Problem solving

Simplify the following. Your answers should contain only positive exponents. Show your
solutions.
−5
7
46. −23 ∙3 0 47. 1−5 y 2 48. ¿ ¿ 49. −4 50. (−4)0
7

Prepared by: Noted: Approved:

LEAH L. JORDA DEISY D. COQUILLA RAUL ALDO O. PONTOY

Subject Teacher OIC/ HT-II School Head