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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Finding the Missing Term in a Proportion
(Direct, Inverse, and Partitive)

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 Mathematics – Grade 6
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Finding the Missing Term in a Proportion (Direct, Inverse, and
Partitive)

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Development Team of the Module

Writer: RONAVIE V. ESPINOSA

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 I. Title of Material: Finding the Missing Term in a Proportion
(Direct, Inverse and Partitive)

This module will help you in finding the missing term in a proportion. Your
learnings will be very useful in real-life situation. Have fun while learning!

II. Objective:

After going through this module, you must be able to find the missing
term in a proportion (direct, inverse and partitive).

III. Vocabulary List:

Direct proportion - as one quantity increases, the other quantity

increases at the same rate and vice versa.

Inverse proportion - as one quantity increases, the other quantity

decreases at the same rate and vice versa.

Partitive proportion - a whole is divided into parts that are proportional

to the given ratio.

IV. Pre-Test:

Read each word problem and solve for the missing number.

1. The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 6:7. If there are 52 learners in the class,
how many boys and girls could there be in the class?

2. The ratio of 2 numbers is 3:5. The larger number is 30. What is the smaller
number?

3. Divide 128 chairs among 3 rooms in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 4.

4. Mother mixed cream and milk in the ratio of 2 parts cream to 3 parts milk. How
many cups of each are needed to have 80 cups of mixture?

5. Six bars of soap cost ₱ 108.00. How much will 10 bars of soap cost?

V. Learning Activities:

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Let’s study the different proportion problems

A. DIRECT PROPORTION
Jay’s father took the family on a trip. At the average rate of 70 km/h,
how long did it take them to travel a distance of 350 km?

If we analyze the problem carefully the longer distance will require the

more time of travel. This situation is an example of direct proportion.

Since the relationship is between the number of kilometers and the number of

𝑘𝑚
hours, we write a proportion in which both ratios are in form . The given
ℎ

70 350
ratio is ; the second ratio is . We write the two ratios as a proportion.
1 𝑛

70 350 km on a trip
=
1 𝑛 no. of hours

70 × n = 1×350 (by cross multiplication)

70n = 350
70𝑛 350
=
70 70
n = 5h
Therefore, it took them 5 hours to travel a distance of 350 kilometers.

Let’s have another example

Lisa saves ₱60.00 in 4 weeks. At this rate, how long will it take her
to save ₱300.00?

60 300
=
4 𝑛
60 × n = 4 × 300
60𝑛 1200
= divide both sides by 60
60 60

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 n = 20
It will take 20 weeks for Lisa to save ₱ 300.00

B. INVERSE PROPORTION

If 8 men can do a certain job in 12 days, how many men will be required to

do the same job in 16 days?

To analyze the given problem, we can deduce that fewer men will be required to
finish the same job for a greater number of days. Thus, there are quantities that may
not be directly proportional to one another. In this case, an increase in one quantity
results in a proportional decrease in the other, and vice versa. This is what we call as
inverse proportion.

Let us solve the problem using inverse proportion

Let n = number of men required to do the work in 16 days.

Consider:

In 12 days, it takes 8 men to do the work

In 16 days, it will take less than 8 men to do the work.

Therefore, n will be less than 8

. no no
of of
days men

12 n
=
16 8
12 × 8 = 16 × n
96 = 16n
96 16n
= divide both sides by 16
16 16
6=n
Six men can finish the work in 16 days.

Let’s have another example

Twelve painters can paint a building in 10 days. How many painters

are needed to paint it in 6 days?
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 12 6
=
𝑛 10
12 × 10 = n × 6
120 6n
= divide both sides by 6
6 6
20 = n

20 painters are needed to paint the building in 6 days

C. PARTITIVE PROPORTION
A glass of jar has 64 chocolates. Mark, Dave, and Ralph will share
the chocolates in the ratio 1:1:2. How many chocolates will each one
of them get?

Write a partitive proportion to solve the problem. In partitive proportion,

a whole is divided into parts that are proportional to the given ratio.

Let n be the number of chocolates Mark and Dave will each get.

Let 2n be the number of chocolates Ralph will get.

Write the ratio 1:1:2 as n:n:2n

Adding the parts and comparing it to the whole part.

n + n + 2n= 64

4n 64
=
4 4

n = 16

Since 2n = 2×16 = 32, then n:n:2n = 16:16:32

To check:

Mark’s share - 16
Dave’s share - 16
Ralph’s share - + 32_

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Answer: Mark and Dave will both have 16 chocolates, while Ralph will have

32 chocolates.

Let’s have another example

Three boys sold garlands in the ratio of 2:3:4. Together they sold 225
garlands. How many garlands did each boy sell?

2n + 3n + 4n = 225

9n =225
9 9

n = 25

2n = 2(25)
= 50

3n = 3(25)
= 75

4n = 4(25)
= 100
2n:3n:4n = 50:75:100

To check:

(2 × 25) + (3 × 25) + (4 × 25) = 225

50 + 75 + 100 = 225

The first boy sold 50 garlands, second boy sold 75 garlands and the third
boy sold 100 garlands.
VI. Practice Tasks

Practice Tasks 1

A. Find the missing term in each proportion

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 1. 4 : 5 = 12 : n

2. 5n + 3n = 40

3. 7 : 8 = n : 16

4. 2n + 3n + 4n = 63

8 𝑛
5. =
12 24

B. Partition each quantity into the given ratio.

1. 75 in the ratio of 2:3

2. 84 in the ratio of 2:5

3. 121 in the ratio of 4:7

4. 77 in the ratio of 2:3:6

5. 110 in the ratio of 2:3:5

Practice Tasks 2

Find the missing term in the following inverse proportion problems.

1. The Scoutmaster thought he had enough food to feed 24 Scouts at a camp for
8 days. If 32 Scouts arrived at the camp, how long would the food last?

2. If a car traveling at the rate of 40 km/h takes 10 h to travel a certain distance,

how long will it take the same car to travel the same distance at the rate of 50
km/h?

3. It took 5 days for a committee of 8 pupils to clean the auditorium for a school
program. How many days would it take a committee of 10 pupils to do the same
work?
4. If 3 farmers can plow a field in 4 days, how long will 6 farmers plow the same?

5. Four pumps of equal capacity can fill a tank in 42 minutes. How long will 6
pumps of the same kind fill the tank?

Practice Tasks 3

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 Identify each of the following either as direct proportion, inverse
proportion, or partitive proportion then solve the problem.

______ 1. Tony was able to save ₱800 in 5 weeks. At the same rate, how
much could he save in 8 weeks?
______ 2. A tank of oil can be emptied in 16 minutes, if 1 outlet valve is fully
opened. How long will it take to empty the tank if 2 outlet valves of
the same size are fully opened?
______ 3. A 6-meter rope will be cut in the ratio 1 : 2. How long is each
part?
______ 4. A recipe calls for cooking 2 parts rice in 3 parts water. How much
rice should be cooked in 9 cups of water?
______ 5. A contractor hired 100 men to pave a road in 30 days. How many
men would he hire to do the same work in 20 days?

VII. Post Test:

Solve the following problems to find the missing term.

1. At the rate of 3 items per ₱100, how much will 12 items cost?

2. In the ratio of 3 : 2 : 2, three brothers invested a total of ₱49,000 to open a

store. Find each brother’s share in the investment.

3. A stock of food is enough to feed 50 persons for 14 days. How many days will

the food last if 20 more persons will be added?

4. If 4 farmers can plow a field in 6 days, how long will 8 farmers do it?

5. A car travels 72 km on 8 liters of gasoline. At the same rate, about how far can

it travel on 11 liters of gasoline?

VIII. Assignment/Additional Activities:

1. Empoy and Daniel are making bracelets. Empoy can make 4 bracelets for

every 3 that Daniel made. How many bracelets did Daniel make if Empoy

made 28 bracelets in all?

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2. For every necklace Sheryl makes, she uses 36 white, 18 blue and 8 silver

beads. She has 140 white, 54 blue and 20 silver beads. What is the maximum

number of necklaces Sheryl can make using the same ratio?

3. In a student assembly, the representatives are 50 Grade 4, 75 Grade 5 and

100 Grade 6 pupils. How many Grade 4, 5 and 6 pupils can still be accepted

so that the ratio will still be the same and they can still sit in a hall with 250

seating capacity?

IX. Key to Correction:

Pre-Test

1. 24 boys and 28 girls

2. 18

3. 16 : 48 : 64

4. 32 : 48

5. Ᵽ 180

Practice Tasks 1

A.

1. 15

2. 25 : 15

3. 14

4. 14 : 21 : 28

5. 16

B.

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 1. 30 : 45

2. 24 : 60

3. 44 : 77

4. 14 : 21 : 42

5. 22 : 33 : 55

Practice Tasks 2

1. 6 days

2. 8 hours

3. 4 days

4. 2 days

5. 28 minutes

Practice Tasks 3

1. Direct Proportion - ₱ 1280

2. Inverse Proportion - 8 minutes

3. Partitive Partition – 2 m : 4 m

4. Direct Proportion – 6 cups of rice

5. Inverse Proportion – 150 men

Post Test:

1. Ᵽ400

2. 21,000 : 14,000 : 14,000

3. 10 days

4. 3 days

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 5. 99 km

Assignment/Additional Activities:

1. 21

2. 2

3. 4, 6 and 8

X. References:

21st Century MATHletes 6 (Textbook) p. 92-95

M-POWER (TIMSS- Based Learning Materials for Elementary Level,

Module 3 Ratios & Proportions

Most Essential Learning Competency p. 183

Realistic MATH Worktext 6 ( 2nd Edition) p. 196-205

Lesson Guide in Elementary Mathematics Grade 6 p. 301-307

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