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 LEVEL-1
Q1. FILL IN THE BLANKS: 

(i) When one quantity increases and other decreases then the two quantities are said to
be in __________ proportion.
(ii) If two quantities x and y are in direct proportion, then _________ remains constant.
(iii) If 7 toys cost rs.35, then cost of 9 toys is ___________.
(iv) If 14 pipes are required to fill a tank in 40 minutes, then it will take__________
minutes if only 7 pipes are used.
(v) If 45 students consume the given food in 60 days, then the same food will last for
_______ days for 36 students.
 LEVEL-1
Q1. FILL IN THE BLANKS: 

(i) When one quantity increases and other decreases then the two quantities are
said to be in inverse proportion.
(ii) If two quantities x and y are in direct proportion, then ratio remains constant.
(iii) If 7 toys cost Rs 35, then cost of 9 toys is Rs 45.
(iv) If 14 pipes are required to fill a tank in 40 minutes, then it will take 80 minutes
if only 7 pipes are used.
(v) If 45 students consume the given food in 60 days, then the same food will last
for 75 days for 36 students.
Q2. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
(i) The cost of two dozen of oranges is Rs 48. What is the cost of 110 oranges?
Rs 220
(ii) Rajni drives at 56km/hr and completes a journey in four hours. If she drives at
64km/hr, then, the same journey will be completed in how many hours?
 3.5 hours
(iii) 10 computer operators can compose120 pages in two hours. How many
operators should work, if the job is to be completed in 30 minutes?
40 operators
 LEVEL-2
Q3. A car can cover a distance of 210 km in 5 hours. Calculate the time taken for covering the distance of 546
km with the same speed. Distance covered 210 546

Time Taken 5

This relation is in direct proportion.

Q4. Two buses cover a distance between two stations A and B. First bus moves at an average speed
of 54km/hr and the second bus at an average speed
Speed 54 of60
60 km/hr. If the first bus takes 10 hours to
complete the journey, how long will the second bus
Time Taken 10
take?

This relation is in inverse proportion.

Q5. The weight of 3 bags of rice is 92kg. Find:
(i) the weight of 15 bags of rice
(ii) how many bags will weigh
No. of322kg.
Bags 3 15
Weight of Rice 92 322

Q6. Swaraj runs at a speed of 35km/hr. And completes a race in 16 minutes. If Rajan’s speed is 32km/hr. In
how much time will he complete SPEED
the race? 35 32
TIME TAKEN 16

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Q7. The scale of a map is 1: 3 × 107. Two cities are 5 cm apart on the map. Find the actual
distance between them in kilometers.
As per scale 1 5
Actual distance

This relation is in direct proportion

 LEVEL-3

Q8. A messenger takes letters on foot from village A to village B at a speed of 4 km/hr. If he walks at a speed
of 5 km/hr, then he reaches the destination 7 minutes faster. Find the distance between two villages.

Q9. Twenty-four people can construct a temporary auditorium in 15 days. But the contractor would like to
finish the work in 12 days. How many more workers should he employ?

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Q1. If 14 workers can build a wall in 45 hours, how many workers will be required to do the same work
in 35 hours?
No. of workers 14
Time taken 45 35

This relation is in inverse proportion.

Q2. In a hostel, 75 students had food provision for 24 days. If 15 students leave the
hostel, for how many days would the food provision last?

No of students 75 75-15 = 60
No of days 24

This relation is in inverse proportion.

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Q3. The cost of 5 metres of a particular quality of cloth is Rs 210. Calculate the cost of 2, 4, 10, 13 metres of
cloth of the same type.

Cloth        
(in metres) 2 4 5 10 13
Cost          
(in Rs) --- --- 210 --- ---