SANTA CRUZ INSTITUTE (MARINDUQUE) INC.

Banahaw, Santa Cruz Marinduque

SY 2023-2024
SECOND QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN MATHEMATICS GRADE 9

Name: _________________________ Score: _________

Grade & Section: ________________________ Date: _____________

Test I. Multiple Choice.

Direction: Read the items carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____1. Which is an example of a direct linear variation?
A. xy = 5 B. y = 3x C. y = 2x D. 3 = xy
_____2. An encoder can type n words in t hours. The formula that relates n to t is n = k. What kind of variation is it?
A. inverse B. direct C. joint D. combined
_____3. If p varies directly as q and inversely as r, then which of the following equations describes the relation
among the variables?
𝑘𝑞 1 𝑘𝑟 𝑘𝑟 𝑘
A. p = 𝑟 B. 𝑝 = 𝑞 C. p = 𝑞 D. p = 𝑞𝑟
_____4. Translate into equation, “y is directly proportional to x and inversely proportional to z “. Use k as constant of
proportionality.
𝑘𝑧 𝑘𝑥 𝑥
A. y = kxz B. y = C. y = D. y =
𝑦 𝑧 𝑘𝑦
_____5. Which is an example of a direct variation?
A. A = kbh B. t = C. f = kd D. p = 23
_____6. Translate into equation, “y varies jointly as x and z”, where k is the constant.
A. x = kzy B. y = kxz C. z = kyx D. k = xyz
_____7. Which of the following is NOT a variation.
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. constant
_____8. 1. Which of the following represents the statement, m varies directly as j.
A. j = km B. m = C. k = D. m = kj
_____9. If p varies directly as q and p = 18 when q = - 6, then k is __________.
A. -3 B. - 6 C. 0 D. 3
_____10. 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
_____11. In the variation equation M = 2t. What happens to M when t is doubled?
A. M is halved B. M is tripled C. M is doubled D. M becomes zero
_____12. 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
_____13. If a varies inversely as b, and a=12 when b = 4, find a when b = -16.
A. 48 B. 24 C. -8 D. -3
_____14. 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
_____15. Which of the following situations illustrates combined variations?
A. A varies directly as B and inversely as C
B. B varies jointly as D and inversely as M
C. P is directly proportional to Q and inversely proportional to R
D. All of the above
Use the problem to answer items 16-18.
“T varies directly as the square of P and inversely as Z” and T=12 when P=3 and Z=6

_____16. Using k as the constant of variation, which of the following is the equation of variation?
𝑘𝑝2 𝑘𝑝 𝑘𝑡 2
A. T = 𝑧
B. T = kpz2 C. T= 𝑧 D. Z= 𝑝
_____17. Which of the following is the value of the variation constant:
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
_____18. Which of the following is twice the value of T when P=9 and Z=6?
A. 108 B. 216 C. 54 D. 36
For items 19-20 refer to the following problem.
“Z varies jointly as Y and W and inversely as the square of X”. if Z=360, y=24, w=20 and x=4
_____19. Which of the following is the value of the variation constant?
a. 12 b. 15 c. 18 d. 21
_____20. Which of the following is the variation equation of the problem?
12𝑦𝑥 2 12𝑦𝑤 12𝑦𝑥 3 12𝑥𝑦 2
a. z = b. z = c. z = d. z=
𝑤 𝑥2 𝑤 𝑤

Test II. Solving. (5 Points Each)

Direction: Solve the following.
1. If “x varies directly as y” and x = 35 when y = 7, what is the value of y when x = 25?

2. Find the equation and solve for k: “y varies inversely as x” and y = 6 when x = 18.

3. “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.

4. “z varies jointly as x and y”. If z =16 when x = 4 and y = 6, find the constant of variation and the equation of
the relation.