Department of Education

Region IV-A CALABARZON

Division of Batangas
SANTIAGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Malvar, Batangas
Email Address: santiagonhs09@yahoo.com

MATHEMATICS 9
3rd PERIODICAL TEST

I. Multiple choice: Write the letter of the best answer in your answer sheet. Number the items correctly, organizely
and neatly. You can use a scratch paper for computations. Calculators are allowed for use but borrowing from a
classmate is not allowed.

1. x varies jointly as y and z. x is 4 when y is 3 and z is 2. What is z if x is 8 and y is 10?

a. 5/6 b. 6/5 c. 6 d. 5
2. If t varies inversely as l , then we can write the equation as
t
k
a. l b. tl  k c. t  kl d. tk = d
3. Which equation shows that m varies inversely as n ?
k
n
a. m  kn b. mn  k c. m d. mk = n
4. In the equation A = π 2
r , the constant of variation is
a. A b. r c. π d. 2
5. If p varies directly as q, and p = 21 when q = 24, find p when q =56.
a. p=7/8 b. p=56 c. p=49 d. p=3
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11. What happens to T when h is doubled in the equation T = 4h?

a. T is halved b. T is tripled c. T is doubled d. T becomes zero
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13. If y varies directly as x and y = 12 when x = 4, find y when x = 12.

a. 3 b. 4 c. 36 d. 48
14. Mackee’s income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If she earns Php 8,000.00 in 20 days,
how much will she earn if she worked 3 times as long?
a. Php 26,000 b. Php 24,000 c. Php 20,000 d. Php 16,000

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15. What mathematical statement describes the graph below?

a. d=10t b. d=20t c. t=5d d. dt=10

16. The cost (c) of a ripe papaya varies directly as weight (w). If a 2-kg papaya costs Php 45.00, how much should
a 3-kg papaya cost?
a. c = Php 90.00 b. c = Php 87.50 c. c = Php 67.50 d. c = Php 70.00
17. The amount of money raised during JS Promenade Night varies directly as the number of attendees. The
amount of money raised for 5 attendees was Php 1000.00. How much money will be raised for 124 attendees?
a. Php 1000.00 b. Php 24800.00 c. Php 20000.00 d. Php 124000.00
18. Nomer uses 20 liters of unleaded gasoline to travel 200 kilometers, how many liters of gasoline will he use on
a trip of 700 kilometers?
a. 700 liters b. 800 liters c. 900 liters d. 100 liters
19. If y varies directly as x and y = 15 when x = 4, find y when x = 30.
a. y= 225 b. y= 215 c. y= 125 d. y= 135
20. Which of the following equation does not describes a direct variation.
a. The distance an airplane flies to the time travelling
b. The time a teacher spends in checking test papers to the number of students
c. The number of hours to finish a job to the number of persons working
d. the amount of your income to the amount of hours you work each day
21. Which of the following statement is not true?
a. There is a direct variation whenever a situation produces pairs of numbers in which their ratio is constant.
b. Inverse variation occurs whenever situations produce pairs of numbers whose product is constant.
c. Direct variation problems can be solved using the equation y= kx where k is the constant of variation
d. In a direct variation, a decrease in x causes an increase in y.
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24. Which of the following statement is not true?

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a. Any number raised to zero is equal to one (1). c. 3 4–2 = 16

b. d.
25. Which does not belong to the group?
a. b. c. d. x1=1
II. Evaluate the following. Write the letter of the answer that matches the value. (26-30).
26. (22)3
a. 64
2 2 3
27. (3 ) ·4 b. 5184
c. 144
28. (22)2 · (3)2
d. 512
29. (4 · 2)3 e. 12500
f. 16
30. 102 · 53

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III. Simplify the following expressions.

31. 850 36. 4w-2

32. –8t0 37. (4w)-2

−5
c
33. (m4n2)0 38. d−7

16 0 1
+b
34. a
0
39. x −4

( a−2 )3 b 4
35. (-2)3(3)0 40. b−2

Prepared by:

JOSEPH LEO C. DE GUZMAN

Mathematics Teacher

Noted by:

GIGI C. CORPUZ Ed. D.

Principal

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