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DIRECT PROPORTION and Inverse
DIRECT PROPORTION and Inverse
In a fruit basket, the ratio of apples to oranges is 3:2. If there are 15 apples in the basket, how many oranges are
there?
The ratio of boys to girls in a classroom is 4:5. If there are 36 students in the class, how many girls are there?
A recipe for pancakes requires mixing flour and milk in a ratio of 2:1. If you need 3 cups of flour, how much milk
should you use?
The ratio of red balls to blue balls in a bag is 5:3. If there are 24 blue balls, how many red balls are there?
The ratio of students who like math to those who like science is 2:3 in a class of 50 students. How many students like
science?
INVERSE PROPORTION
If it takes 10 hours for 4 people to complete a project, how long will it take for 6 people to complete the
same project?
If it takes 10 minutes to fill a swimming pool with water at a flow rate of 8 liters per minute, how long will it
take at a flow rate of 12 liters per minute?
If it takes 6 hours to bake 4 batches of cookies, how long will it take to bake 6 batches if the baking time is
inversely proportional to the number of batches?
The time it takes for a car to travel a certain distance is inversely proportional to its speed. If it takes 4 hours
to cover the distance at a speed of 30 km/h, how long will it take at a speed of 50 km/h?
If it takes 5 workers 6 hours to build a wall, how many hours will it take for 8 workers to build the same wall if the
time is inversely proportional to the number of workers?