Inverse Proportion

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Inverse Proportion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Inversely Proportional Relationship between Two Quantities, Inverse Proportion, Inverse Relationships which are Not Proportional & Applications of Indirect Proportions in Real Life etc.

Important Questions on Inverse Proportion

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You draw a circle of a given radius. Then, draw its radii in such a way that the angles between any pair of radii are equal. You start with drawing 3 radii and end with drawing 12 radii in the circle. Prepare a table for the number of radii to the angle between a pair of consecutive radii and check whether they are in inverse proportion. What is the proportionality constant.

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80 labourers can build a building in 16 months. How many months will 128 labourers take to build it under the same working conditions?

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If 3 tailors can stitch 10 shirts in 4 days, then how much time will 6 tailors take to stitch 10 shirts?

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If 100 oranges are packed into one carton, 20 such cartons are needed to pack all the oranges. How many oranges can be packed in each carton, if 40 identical cartons are there?

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If 100 oranges are packed into one carton, 20 such cartons are needed to pack all the oranges. If 80 oranges are packed in one carton, how many such cartons will be needed?

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A bike travels 90 km in 5 hours. How much distance does it cover in 2 hours 20 minutes when it travels at the same speed ?

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If Harsha buys 18 bananas spending 90, how many more bananas does Monu buy spending 135

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If 20 men can dig a well in 16 days, how many men will be required to dig the well in 10 days?

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6 taps can fill a water tank in 4 hours. If only 2 taps are open, how long will it take to fill the tank?

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If 125 people can do a piece of work in 75 days, in how many days will 25 people do it?

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Soni has enough money to buy 15 notebooks worth 8 each. If each notebook was to cost 4 more, then how many notebooks would she be able to buy with that amount of money?

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250 m long train is running at a speed of 55 km/h. In how much time will it cross a platform of the length of 520 m?

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If 10 persons can dig a well in 20 days, in how many days will 4 persons dig another well of the same dimensions?

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6 taps of equal capacity can fill a tub in 30 minutes. How many taps can fill it in 20 minutes?

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If 104 men can do a piece of work in 70 days, in how many days will 28 men do it?

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Mona types 45 words per minute and takes 15 minutes to complete typing a particular document. If Shruthi has a typing speed of 30 words per minute, the time she will take to type the same document will be _____minutes.

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The volume occupied by a piece of steel of density 7850 kg / $ {m}^{3}$ is 9 $ {m}^{3}$. The volume occupied by cotton of density 450 kg / $ {m}^{3}$, if it has the same mass will be _____$ {m}^{3}$.

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The higher the speed of a car, the lesser time it takes to reach its destination. What example of variation can be seen here?

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What is the correct equation that relates ‘x’ and ‘y’ inversely, when y = 3 and x = 8.32?

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Which variation does the equation xy = 8 represent?