Direct Proportion

IMPORTANT

Direct Proportion: Overview

This topic defines direct proportion as the relation between two quantities in which a constant value is equal to the ratio of the two. The proportional symbol is depicted on it. The same symbol is used for inverse proportion.

Important Questions on Direct Proportion

HARD
IMPORTANT

If 16 men or 20 women can reap a field in 7 days, in what time can 4 men and 9 women reap the same field?

HARD
IMPORTANT

The duration of a train journey varies as the distance and inversely as the velocity, while the velocity varies directly as the square root of the quantity of coal used, and inversely as the number of carriages in the train. In a journey of 100 km in one and half an hour with 9 carriages, 400 kg of coal is required. How much coal will be consumed in a journey of 112 km in 105 minutes with 15 carriages?

HARD
IMPORTANT

Rajdhani Express without its rake can go 54 km in an hour, and the speed is diminished by a quantity that varies as the square root of the number of wagons attached. If it is known that with 16 wagons its speed is 30 km/h, the greatest number of wagons with which the engine can just move is

HARD
IMPORTANT

The speed of the engine of Kerala Express is 48 km/h when no compartment is attached, and the reduction in speed is directly proportional to the square root of the number of compartments attached. If the speed of the train carried by this engine is 30 km/h when 9 compartments are attached, the maxi- mum number of compartments that can be carried by the engine is

HARD
IMPORTANT

A precious stone weighing 45 grams worth 20,250 is accidentally dropped and gets broken into two pieces having weights in the ratio of 4:5. If the price varies as the square of the weight then find the loss incurred.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Ashwani has a road map with a scale of 1 cm=24 km

Which mathematical concept is used here? Why we use road map?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Ashwani has a road map with a scale of 1 cm=24 km

If the distance on the road is k km, if corresponding distance covered on map is 11 cm. Find the value of k.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Ashwani has a road map with a scale of 1 cm=24 km. The distance covered in the map is k cm, if she drives on a road for 168 km, then find the value of k.

EASY
IMPORTANT

The students of Anju's class sold posters to raise money. Anju wanted to apply the concept of variation for finding the amount of money her class would make for different numbers of posters sold. She knew that they could raise 250 for every 60 posters sold.

If Anju's class raise exactly 2000, then how many posters would they need to sell?

EASY
IMPORTANT

The students of Anju's class sold posters to raise money. Anju wanted to apply the concept of variation for finding the amount of money her class would make for different numbers of posters sold. She knew that they could raise 250 for every 60 posters sold.

How much money would Anju's class make for selling 102 posters? Express your answer in )

EASY
IMPORTANT

It is given that l varies directly as m. Find m, when l is 8 using the constant of proportion, k=13.

EASY
IMPORTANT

It is given that l varies directly as m.

Find l, when m is 33 (Use constant of proportion, k=13).

EASY
IMPORTANT

It is given that l varies directly as m. Find the constant of proportion in fraction k, when l is 6 and m is 18.

EASY
IMPORTANT

It is given that l varies directly as m

Write an equation which relates l and m

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

A volleyball court is in a rectangular shape and its dimensions are directly proportional to the dimensions of the swimming pool given below. Find the width of the pool.

Question Image

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

A water tank casts a shadow 21 m long. A tree of height 9.5 m casts a shadow 8 m long at the same time. The lengths of the shadows are directly proportional to their heights. Find the height of the tank.

Question Image

EASY
IMPORTANT

Here is a keyboard of a harmonium.

Question Image

Why do we use musical instruments in daily life? What is the value depicted from it?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Here is a keyboard of a harmonium.

Question Image

This pattern of keys is repeated on larger keyboard. How many black keys would you expect to find on a keyboard with 14 such patterns?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Fill in the blanks in the following table by a suitable number, if x and y vary directly.

x 2 _____ _____ 12 4 _____
y 3 15 12 _____ _____ 21

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

A recipe for a particular type of muffins requires 1 cup of milk and 1.5 cups of chocolate. Riya has 7.5 cups of chocolate. If she is using the recipe as a guide, how many cups of milk will she need to prepare muffins?