Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

LABORATORY SCHOOL
Lucban, Quezon

Name: _______________________________ Date: _______________________

Grade & Section: _______________________ Score: ______________________

QUIZ #4: JOINT AND COMBINED VARIATION

I. Find the constant of variation and equation of variation in which y varies jointly as x and as z , and
solve for the value of y .
1. If y=5 , when x=3 and z=4. Find y when x=6 and z=8

2. If y=12 , when x=4 and z=3 . Find y when x=9 and z=8

3. If y=16 , when x=2 and z=8 . Find y when x=8 and z=16

II. Find the constant of variation and equation of variation in which y varies directly as x and inversely
as z , and solve for the value of y .
1. If y=5 , when x=2 and z=4. Find y when x=5 and z=25

1 1 3
2. If y=8, when x= and z= . Find y when x= and z=3
2 4 4

3. If y=1.5 , when x=3 and z=12. Find y when x=2 and z=24

III. PROBLEM-SOLVING: Solve the following problems following the steps you have learned.

1. Strawberries varied jointly as plums and tomatoes. If 500 strawberries went with 4 plums and 25
tomatoes, how many plums would go with 40 strawberries and 2 tomatoes?
2. The volume of wood in a tree varies jointly as the height and the square of the girth (meaning, the
distance around). The volume of the narra tree is 104m 3 when the height is 13m and the girt is
2.5m.
a. Solve for the variation constant. Write a variation equation.

b. What is the volume of the narra tree is its height is 12m and its girth is 2.4m?

3. A train from Lucena to San Pablo, Laguna travels at a constant speed of 30 miles per hour and
covers 270 miles in 9 hours. The speed of a train varies directly with the distance covered and
inversely with the time taken. Determine the speed of the train, if it travels 248 miles in 6.2 hours.

4. Ralph invested ₱18,500 in the share market for a period of 2 years and earned an interest of
₱1,850 at the rate of 5%. The simple interest varies jointly with the principal, rate of interest, and the
period of investment. Find the amount invested, if a person received an interest of ₱3,960 for 3
years at the rate of 6%.

5. The power that must be delivered by a car engine varies directly as the distance that the car moves
and inversely as the time required to move the distance. To move the car 500 m in 50 s, the engine
must deliver 147 kilowatts (kW) of power. How many kilowatts must the engine deliver to move the
car 700 m in 30 s?

6. The number of rabbits varied directly as the number of squirrels and inversely as the number of
raccoons. When there were 10 rabbits and 40 squirrels there were only 2 raccoons. How many
raccoons went with 5 rabbits and 20 squirrels?