SOLVING PROBLEMS

INVOLVING DIRECT
VARIATION
OBJECTIVE:

a. Solve problems
involving direct
variation.

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ACTIVITY 1: Translate Me
Into…

➜Directions:

1. Let the students

stand in a circle.
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2. Give one student the ball with
the statement to be translated. The
student will read aloud the
question.
3. Students must pass the ball
clockwise around the circle, and the
one who started with it must “translate
the statements into mathematical
equations” before receiving again the
ball.
4. The mathematical equations
are in column B while the
statements are in Column A.

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5. If the student didn’t or
incorrectly answers, pass
the ball to a classmate
beside him/her for the next
question. If the student
correctly answers, he or
she chooses the next
player. 7
LET’S START!

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 COLUMN A
1. The number of nurses n
in a hospital
is directly
proportional to the
number of covid-19
patients p admitted.
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COLUMN B
a. F=m.a
b. v=kt
c. n=kp
d. m =ke
e. f =kc
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2. The amount of money
earned in
selling facemask f is
directly proportional to
the number of
customers c.

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COLUMN B
a. F=m.a
b. v=kt
c. n=kp
d. m =ke
e. f =kc
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3. The weight of an
object on the Moon
m varies directly
with its weight on
Earth e.
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COLUMN B
a. F=m.a
b. v=kt
c. n=kp
d. m =ke
e. f =kc
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4. The volume of a gas v is
directly proportional to
its temperature t in
Kelvin.

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COLUMN B
a. F=m.a
b. v=kt
c. n=kp
d. m =ke
e. f =kc
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5. The amount of force f
applied to an object with
mass (m) is directly
proportional to its
a= acceleration

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COLUMN B
a. F=m.a
b. v=kt
c. n=kp
d. m =ke
e. f =kc
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➜How were
you able to
do the task
easily?
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A 5 pieces kn95 mask is sold for P180; you will
pay P360 for 10 pieces and P540 for 15 pieces
and so on.

The table below shows the direct relationship

between the number of pieces (p) of face masks
and the total cost (c ) of mask.

No. of face 5 10 15 20 25 30
masks (p)
Total cost (c) 180 360 540      

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1. How much will 20 pcs of
masks cost? 25 pcs?
30pcs?

2. What happen to the amount

of total cost when the number

of pieces of face masks

increases?

3. How can you solve problems 21

Step 1: Identify
the dependent
Step 2:
➜  
Step 3: Solve for
and Find the the other
independent
constant unknown.
variable.
Formulate the of c=kp
c=36(20)
equation of
variation
variation. c=720
Let: c=kp
c=kp
p- no. of pieces
of mask
180=k(5) c=36(25)
(Independent K= c=900
variable)
c –total cost
K=36 c=kp
(dependent c=36(30)
variable)
c=kp (equation
c=1,080
of variation)
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A 5 pieces kn95 mask is sold for P180; you will
pay P360 for 10 pieces and P540 for 15 pieces
and so on.

The table below shows the direct relationship

between the number of pieces (p) of face masks
and the total cost (c ) of mask.

No. of face 5 10 15 20 25 30
masks (p)
Total cost (c) 180 360 540 720   900 1080
 

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Which step is
easier to do?
Difficult to
do?
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Example 1

If y varies directly as x and y =24 when

x=6, find the constant of variation and
the equation of variation.

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 SOLUTION:
1. Express the statement “y varies directly as x”,if y=kx .
 
2. Solve for k by substituting
the given values in the
equation. Form the equation of
Y=kx the variation and
24=6k
K=
substitute 4 in the
K=4 statement y=kx. Thus,
Hence, the constant of y=4x.
variation is 4.
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Example 2

If y varies directly as x, and y =2

when x=1, find the constant of
variation and y when x=3.

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 SOLUTION:
If y varies 2.1.2 Use the
METHOD 1 directly as x,
value of k
1. Write the 2.1.1 Solve for k by and y =2 when
substituting the x=1, find the obtained in
equation of
given values in the constant of 2.1.1 to
variation for statement (first set variation and y solve for the
the given of values of x and when x=3. value of y.
statement. y) to the equation of Y=kx
Y=kx
Y=kx variation. 2=k(1)
K=2 Y=2(3)
Y=6
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 SOLUTION:
 

2.2 METHOD 2
Use the formula below to solve for the
unknown value.
=
=
Y2 =(2)(3)
Y2=6
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Example:
Junk shops pay Php 15.00 for every kilo of tin
cans bought from collectors. In the following
table c is cost in peso and n is the number of
kilos of tin cans:
n 1 2 3 4 5 6
c 15 30 45 60 75 90
How much would 20 kilos of tin cans cost?
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 SOLUTION
Step 1: Identify the dependent Let:
and independent variables. C – cost (dependent)
Formulate the equation of n- no. of kilo of tin cans
(independent)
variation c = kn

The constant of variation in

the problem is already
Step 2: Find the given. Therefore, k=15.
constant of variation.
In this problem the constant
of variation will be increased
Step 3: Solve for by Php5. At the end of the
month the cost will be Php
the other 20.00.
C=kn
unknown C=15(20)
C=300 –cost of 20 kilos of
31 tin cans
 Directions: Analyse and solve the following problems. (Choose your
partner in answering the activity and present your solutions and answer in
front)

1. 120 men had provisions for 200

days. After 5 days, 30 men died due
to covid 19. The remaining food will
last for how many days?

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2. The service fee 𝑓 of a physical therapist
varies directly as the number of hours 𝑛 of
service rendered. A physical therapist
charges 𝑃ℎ𝑝 2,100 for 3 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 service to
patients in a home care. How much would he
be paid for 6 hours of service?

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3. When Raul runs on the treadmill at the gym,
the number of calories c he burns varies directly
with the number of minutes m, he uses the
treadmill. He burned 315 calories when he used
the treadmill for 18 minutes. How many calories
would he burn if he ran on the treadmill for 12
minutes?

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4. Every 3 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠, a man deposits
in his bank account a savings of
𝑃ℎ𝑝 5,000. In how many years
would he have saved 𝑃ℎ𝑝 250,000?

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5. A teacher charges 𝑃ℎ𝑝 500 per hour
of tutorial service to a second year high
school student. If she spends 3 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠
tutoring per day, how much would she
receive in 20 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠?

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 Making Generalizations and abstractions about
the lesson

1. What are the basic steps in solving

problems involving direct variation?

2. Is it important to always write the

mathematical statement that relates the two
variables being related? Why?

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QUIZ: Compose and solve real-life problem that involves
direct variation using the pictures below. Choose only 1
picture.

1.

Photo credit: Amo Castro (LGU Panganiban)

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 3.
2.

Photo credit: Amo Castro (LGU Panganiban)

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 ASSIGNMENT: Analyse and solve the following
problems.
1. Hooke’s Law states that the displacement, d, that a spring is
stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the mass of the
object. If the distance is 10 cm when the mass is kg, what is the
distance when the mass is 5 kg?

2. y varies directly with x. y = 32 when x = 4. Determine the

direct variation equation and then determine y when x = 6

3. Jessie uses 20 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 of gasoline to travel 200 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠,

how many liters of gasoline will he use on a trip of 700 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑜
𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠.
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Thank you!

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