Mathematics 9

Second Periodical Exam

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_______1. Which of the following represents the statement, m varies directly as j?

k j
A. j=km B. m= C. k = D. m=kj
j m
_______2. If p varies directly as q and p = 18 when q=-6, then what is the value of k?
−1 1
A. -3 B. C. D. 3
3 3
_______3. The amount (A) of money raised in a concert to the number (n) of tickets sold is an example of
what kind of variation?
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______4. In the variation equation M =2 t . What happens to M when is doubled?
A. M is halved B. M is doubled C. M is tripled D. M becomes zero
_______5. If A varies directly as B, and A= 18 when B= 4.5, find A when B=8.
A. 3.2 B. 4 C. 32 D. 72
_______6. Which of the following table of values illustrates direct
variation?
x 1 2 3 4 5 x 1 2 3 4 5
y 12 6 4 3 2 2
y 10 15 25 30
A. C. 0

x 3 4 5 6 7
x 1 2 3 4 5
3
y 21 28 42 49 y -6 12 18 -16 20
5
B. D.
_______7. Given that y varies directly as x, find the missing values of x and y in the table below.
x 6 18 24
y 2 8 9
A. x=27; y=6 B. x= 30; y=6 C. X=27; y= 3 D. x= 6; y=27
_______8. If 3 identical packages weigh 105 kg. How much will 15 of these packages weigh?
A. 315 kg B. 525 kg C. 1250 kg D. 1575 kg
_______9. The number of words Janna printed varies directly with the amount of time she spent printing. If
she printed 250 words in 5 minutes, how long would it take her to print 1200 words?
A. 20 minutes B. 22 minutes C. 24 minutes D. 30 minutes
_______10. If a and b are dependent and independent variables respectively, which equations shows inverse
variation?
a b
A. ab=k B. =k C. =k D. none of the above
b a
_______11. If m is inversely proportional to n, the equation must be written as _______.
m k
A. k = B. m= C. n=km D. none of the above
n n
k
_______12. An encoder can type n words in t hours, the formula that relates n to t is n= , what kind of
t
variation is it?
A. Direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______13. 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
_______14. Which of the following that illustrates inverse variation?

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

x 2 4 6 8 10 x 20 30 40 50 60

y 5 10 15 20 25 y 10 5 20 10 30

B. D.
_______15. 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
_______16. Which of the following situations illustrates combined variations?
A. A varies directly as B and inversely as C C. P is directly proportional to Q and inversely as R
B. P is directly proportional to Q and inversely as R D. All of the above
_______17. 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 Php. 560. Which of the following is the value of the variation constant?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D. 9
_______18. 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 Php. 560. How many days will it take 12 men to earn Php756?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11
_______19. T varies directly as the square of P and inversely as Z and T=12 when P=3 and z=6. 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 =kP Z 2 C. T = 2 D. T =
Z P k
_______20. T varies directly as the square of P and inversely as Z, and T=12 when P=3 and Z=6. Which of the
following is the value of the variation constant?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
_______21. T varies directly as the square of P and inversely as Z, and T=12 when P=3 and Z=6. Which of the
following is twice the value of T when P=9 and Z=6?
A. 108 B. 216 C. 54 D. 36
_______22. Z varies jointly as Y and W and inversely as the square of X. If Z=360, Y=24, W=20 and X=4. Which
of the following is the value of the variation constant?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 18 D. 21
_______23. Z varies jointly as Y and W and inversely as the square of X. If Z=360, Y=24, W=20 and X=4. Which
of the following is the variation equation of the problem?
YW 12 YW 15 YW 18 YW
A. Z= 2
B. Z= 2
C. Z= 2
D. Z= 2
X X X X
_______24. Z varies jointly as Y and W and inversely as the square of X. If Z=360, Y=24, W=20 and X=4.Which
of the following is half the value of Z when y= 27, w=15 and x=3?
A. 540 B. 360 C. 270 D. 180
_______25. A worker may be paid according to the number of hours he worked. The two quantities x ( the
number of hours worked) and y (the amount paid) are related to each other. What kind of
variation is it?
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______26. The number of hours to finished a job to the number of men working is an illustration of what
kind of variation?
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______27. 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 B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______28. The area of the wall to the amount of paint used to cover it is an illustration of what kind of
variation?
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______29. The cost of life insurance to the age of the insured is an illustration of kind of variation?
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______30. The distance an airplane flies to the time travelling refers to what kind of variation?
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______31. The cost c varies directly as the number n of pencils, can be written as ______.
k k
A. c=kn B. k =cn C. n= D. c=
c n
_______32. The speed r of a moving object is inversely proportional to the time t travelled is written as__.
k t
A. r =kt B. n= C. t=kr D. =r
t k
_______33. Which of the following is an example of a direct variation?
2 2
A. xy=10 B. y= C. y=5 x D. =x
x y
_______34. The surface area (s) of a cube varies directly as the square of the length of its edge (e). Which
equation represents the relationship?
A. s=e B. s=2e C. s=(2 e)2 D. s=k e
2

_______35. The surface area (s) of a cube varies directly as the square of the length of its edge (e). If k
represents the constant of variation, what could be the correct equation?
s e2
A. k= 2
B. k =se 2 C. s= D. s=k e
2
e k
k
_______36. What happens to y when x is tripled in the relation ¿ ?
x
A. y is tripled B. y is doubled C. y is halved D. y is divided by 3
_______37. w varies directly as the square of x and inversely as p and q. if w=12 when x=4, p=2 and q=20,
find w when x=3, p=8 and q=5.
27
A. B. 5 C. 9 D. 10
4
_______38. Six people can do a job in 10 hours. How long will it take 9 people to do the same job?
A. 5 hours & 24 mins. B. 6 hours C. 6 hours & 40 mins. D. 15 hours
_______39. If 14 kg of bananas cost Php. 441, what is the cost of 22 kg of bananas?
A. Php. 627 B. Php. 649 C. Php. 671 D. Php. 693
_______40. If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25 days, in how many days will 15 men do it?
A. 50 B. 56 C. 60 D. 72
_______41. If 20 men can build a wall 56 metres long in 6 days. What is the length of a similar wall can be
built by 35 men in 3 days?
A. 49 m B. 36 m C. 52 m D. 42 m
_______42. One hundred twenty men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days, 30 men died due to an
epidemic. How many days will the remaining food last?
A. 146 ¼ days B. 150 days C. 225 ½ days D. 260 days
_______43. A garrison of 500 men had provisions for 24 days. However, a reinforcement of 300 men
arrived. How many days will the food last?
A. 15 days B. 16 days C. 17 ½ days D. 18 days
_______44. Twelve men, working 8 hours a day, complete a piece of work in 10 days. To complete the same
work in 8 days, working in 15 hours a day. What is the number of men required to do the work?
 A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8
_______45. Thirty nine persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30
persons, working in 6 hours a day to complete the work?
A. 10 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
_______46. W varies directly as X and inversely as Y. If x=4, y=2 and w=10, which of the following is twice the
value of k?
A. 5 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
_______47. The road of Brgy. Poblacion needs to be required. The time (t) needed to repair the said road
varies jointly as the length (l) and the square of the width (w) of the road, and inversely as the
number of men (m) doing the work. The above problem illustrates what type of variation?
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
_______48. 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
_______49. If c varies inversely as d and c = 2/3 when d=4, find c when d= -2.
−4 −3 8 3
A. B. C. D.
3 4 3 8
_______50. If c varies inversely as d, and c=30 when d=9, find d when c=540.
A. 5 B. ½ C. 270 D. -270