Lesson Plan in Mathematics

Grade 9

I. Learning Objectives
i. Illustrates situations that involve direct variation.
ii. Solves for the constant proportionality of direct variation.
iii. Appreciate the value of togetherness in performing group activities.

II. Subject Matter

MELC: Illustrates situations that involve the following variations: (a) direct; (b) inverse;
(c) joint; (d) combined.
Topic: Direct Variation
Materials: pen, paper, laptop, tape
References: Mathematics 9 LM; WLAS Math 9 (Q2-W1)

III. Procedure
A. Review (Pre-requisite Skills)
Ratio and Proportion
Simplifying algebraic expressions.

B. Motivation
Agree or Disagree?
a. The more time I drive (at a constant rate), the more distance I cover.
b. If you increase a recipe for more people, the more of ingredients you need.
c. The more hours you play Mobile Legends, the more money you pay using Piso Wifi.
d. The less time you study, the lower scores you will get in the exam.
e. The less water you drink, the less trips to the bathroom you have to make.

C. Activities
Tomas loves to travel in new places. Using his car, he was able to cover a total distance of 150
km in 5 hours. During the first hour, he covered a distance of 30 km. The table below shows the
distance and time of his adventure.
Time (hr) x 1 2 3 4 5
Distance (km) y 30 60 90 120 150
Question 1: Determine the distance covered of the missing cells in the table.
1 2 1 3 1 4
= = =
30 x 30 x 30 x
y=60 y=90 y=120
Question 2: Derive an equation from the above given data.
For every equation, there is a constant value k that makes it true.
Let y=kx , where x is the time (hr), y is the distance (km) and k which is a constant value.
For 30=k (1), then k =1. So, we will have an equation of y=x .

D. Abstraction
Variation is a relationship between two (or more) quantities where one quantity
varies in relation to another. It is also the name given to the study of effects of change
among related quantities.

y varies directly as x is expressed as y=kx where y is the dependent variable, x is the

independent variable and k is the constant of variation.
 As x increases in value, y increases
 As x decreases in value, y decrease
 E. Application
Translate each of the following equation as verbal statement.
Direct Variation Equation Statement
j=kh j varies directly as h
m=kp m varies directly as p

Translate each of the following verbal statement into equation.

Direct Variation Equation Statement

t=kx t varies directly as x
o=kr o varies directly as r

Solve the following.

a. If y varies directly as x and y=35 when x=7, what is the constant of variation? What is
the value of y when x=25?
x = ky
35 = 7k
k = 5 – constant of variation

x = ky
25 = 5y
y=5

b. If y varies directly as x and y=24 when x=6, find the variation constant and the equation of
variation.
y = kx
24 = 6k
k = 4 – constant of variation

Substituting 4 to k in y=kx,
y = 4x – equation of variation
IV. Assessment
In each of the following, y varies directly as x. Find the values as indicated.
a. Find the constant of a direct variation when x = 6 and y = -30.
b. If the constant variation is -4, then what is the value of y when x = -6?
c. If y=3 when x=15, find x when y = 5.
d. If y = -8 when x = -2, find x when y = 32.
V. Assignment
Does the equation −5 y=7 x represents direct variation? Explain your answer.

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