Direct and Inverse Proportion

A self-marking exercise in solving direct and inverse variation problems.

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This is level 2; Inverse proportion. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 correct.

 1. If $$a$$ is inversely proportional to $$b$$ and $$a=4$$ when $$b=6$$       find $$a$$ when $$b=8$$ and find $$b$$ when $$a=6$$ 2. If $$c$$ is inversely proportional to $$d$$ and $$c=5$$ when $$d=56$$       find $$c$$ when $$d=8$$ and find $$d$$ when $$c=7$$ 3. If $$e$$ is inversely proportional to $$f$$ and $$e=6$$ when $$f=80$$       find $$e$$ when $$f=10$$ and find $$f$$ when $$e=8$$ 4. If $$g$$ is inversely proportional to $$h$$ and $$g=7$$ when $$h=90$$       find $$g$$ when $$h=1$$ and find $$h$$ when $$g=0.9$$ 5. A teacher shared some cherries between a group of children on the playground. There were six children in the group and they got four cherries each. How many cherries would they have got each if there were eight children in the group? 6. A fish pond can be filled in ten hours by three identical hose pipes. How many hours would it take to fill the pond by five identical hose pipes?
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Level 1 - Direct proportion

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Direct and Inverse Proportion

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