Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI - Western Visayas
Division of Silay City
District II
NAPILAS INTEGRATED SCHOOL
City of Silay

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

S. Y. 2018 – 2019

Mathematics 9

I. Read the phrases below. Write “DV” if the given phrase represents direct variation and write
“IV” if it represents inverse variation.

1. The number of hours to finish a job to the number of men working.

2. The area of the wall to be painted to the amount of paint used to cover it
3. The time spent in walking to the rate at which a person walks
4. The time a teacher spends checking papers to the number of students
5. The cost of life insurance to the age of the insured person
6. The rate of a student in taking a test to the time limit
7. The age of a used car to its resale value
8. The amount of money raised in a concert to the number of tickets sold
9. The speed of the fish to swim upstream to the force of a running water in a river
10. The number of days needed in repairing a house to the number of men working

II. Express each of the following statements as a mathematical equation. Use 𝑘 as the constant
of variation.

11. The number of pechay plants 𝑛 in a row varies inversely as the space 𝑠 between them.
12. The weight 𝑊 of an object is directly proportional to its mass 𝑚.
13. The area 𝐴 of a square varies directly as the square of its side 𝑠.
14. The electrical resistance 𝑅 of a wire varies directly as its length 𝑙 and inversely as the
square of its diameter 𝑑.
15. The area 𝐴 of a triangle varies jointly as the base 𝑏 and the altitude ℎ.
16. The electrical voltage 𝑉 varies jointly as the current 𝐼 and the resistance 𝑅.
17. The acceleration 𝑎 of a car is inversely proportional to its mass 𝑚.
18. The pressure 𝑃 of a gas varies directly as its temperature 𝑡 and inversely as its volume 𝑉.
19. The length 𝐿 of a person’s shadow at given time is proportional to the height ℎ of the
person.
20. The number of pizza slices 𝑝 varies inversely as the number of persons 𝑛 sharing a whole
pizza.

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III. Multiple Choices. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

21. What type of variation illustrated by the table?

Sides of square 2 3 4 5
Perimeter 8 12 16 20

a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined

22. If 𝑦 varies directly as 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 32 when 𝑥 = 4, what is the constant of variation?

a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

23. Which of the following represents inverse variation in variables 𝑥 and 𝑦, where k represents
the constant of variation?

𝑥 𝑘
a. 𝑦 = 𝑘 b. 𝑦 = 𝑘𝑥 c. 𝑥 = 𝑘𝑦 d. 𝑦 = 𝑥
24. If 𝑦 varies inversely as 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 12 when 𝑥 = 4, what is the constant of variation?

a. 36 b. 48 c. 60 d. 72
35
25. Refer to the graph at the right, what is the constant of variation?
30
25
a. 3 c. 5 20
b. 4 d. 6

y
15
10
5
26. Refer to the same graph at the right, what is the value of 𝑦 if 𝑥 = 15?
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
a. 60 c. 75 x
b. 85 d. 90

27. If 𝑦 varies inversely as 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 10 when 𝑥 = 2, find y when 𝑥 = 10.

a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

28. What is the equation that describes the variation in number 27?

10 20
a. 𝑦 = b. 𝑦 = c. 𝑦 = 10𝑥 d. 𝑦 = 20𝑥
𝑥 𝑥

29. Given that 𝑧 varies jointly as 𝑥 and 𝑦 and 𝑧 = 60 when 𝑥 = 5 and 𝑦 = 6, find the constant of
variation.

a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2

30. What is the equation that describes the variation in number 29?

4𝑥 2𝑥
a. 𝑧 = 4𝑥𝑦 b. 𝑧 = 𝑦
c. 𝑧 = 2𝑥𝑦 d. 𝑧 = 𝑦

31. If 𝑧 varies directly as 𝑥 and inversely as 𝑦, what equation that describes the variation?

𝑘 𝑘𝑥 𝑘𝑦
a. 𝑧 = 𝑘𝑥𝑦 b. 𝑧 = c. 𝑧 = d. 𝑧 =
𝑥𝑦 𝑦 𝑥

32. If 𝑟 varies directly as 𝑠 and inversely as 𝑡 and 𝑟 = 2 when 𝑠 = 2 and 𝑡 = 3, find the variation
constant.

a. 2 b. 3 c. 1 d. 4

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33. Which of the following equations describes the variation in number 32?

4𝑠 3𝑠 2𝑠 𝑠
a. 𝑟 = 𝑡
b. 𝑟 = 𝑡
c. 𝑟 = 𝑡
d. 𝑟 = 𝑡

34.What is the value of 𝑟 in the variation of number 32 if 𝑠 = 5 and 𝑡 = 15?

a. 1 b. 25 c. 15 d. 75

35. Find the equation of the variation if 𝑑 varies jointly as ℎ and 𝑔 and 𝑑 = 15 when ℎ = 14 and
𝑔 = 5.

14 3 14 75
a. 𝑑 = 3
ℎ𝑔 b. 𝑑 = 14 ℎ𝑔 c. 𝑑 = 75 ℎ𝑔 d. 𝑑 = 14 ℎ𝑔

36. If ℎ = 4 and 𝑔 = 12, what is the value of d in number 35?

a. 72 b. 64 c. 48 d. 36
For numbers 37 to 39, refer to the given problem.

A mailman can sort out 738 letters in 6 hours. If the number of sorted letters 𝑙 varies
directly as the number of working hours ℎ, how many letters can be sorted in 9 hours?

37. What is the constant of variation?

a. 120 b. 121 c. 122 d. 123

38. What is the equation that describes the variation in the given problem?

a. 𝑙 = 120ℎ b. 𝑙 = 121ℎ c. 𝑙 = 122ℎ d. 𝑙 = 123ℎ

39. How many letters can be sorted in 9 hours?

a. 1 107 b. 1 098 c. 1 089 d. 966

For numbers 40 to 42, refer to the given problem.

Boyle’s Law states that under the constant temperature, the volume 𝑉 of gas varies
inversely as its pressure 𝑝. If a gas has a volume of 120 cubic inches when the pressure is
15.8 lbs, find the volume when the pressure is 18.3 lbs.

40. What is the constant of variation?

a. 1 899 b. 2, 199 c. 1 896 d. 2 196

41. What is the equation that describes the variation in the given problem?

1899 2199 1896 2196

a. 𝑉 = b. 𝑉 = c. 𝑉 = d. 𝑉 =
𝑝 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝

42. How many letters can be sorted in 9 hours?

a. 123.81 𝑖𝑛3 b. 103.61 𝑖𝑛3 c. 100.36 𝑖𝑛3 d. 96.15 𝑖𝑛3

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 For numbers 43 to 46, refer to the given problem.

The area 𝐴 of a triangle varies jointly as its base 𝑏 and height ℎ. A triangle with a base
of 8 cm and a height of 9 cm has an area of 36 square centimeters.

43. What is the constant of variation?

1 3
a. 2
b. 4
c. 2 d. 1

44. What is the equation that describes the variation in the given problem?

1 3
a. 𝐴 = 𝑏ℎ b. 𝐴 = 2𝑏ℎ c. 𝐴 = 𝑏ℎ d. 𝐴 = 𝑏ℎ
2 4

45. What is the area of the triangle if the base is 4 cm and the height is 6 cm?

a. 12 𝑐𝑚2 b. 24 𝑐𝑚2 c. 18 𝑐𝑚2 d. 48 𝑐𝑚2

46. What will happen to the area of the triangle if both base and height get doubled?

a. The area of the triangle will also be doubled.

b. The area of the triangle will be reduced.
c. The area of the triangle will be four times than the original.
d. The area of the triangle will increase by 4 square centimeters.

For numbers 47 to 50, refer to the given problem.

The current 𝐼 varies directly as the electromotive force 𝐸 and inversely as the
resistance 𝑅. If in a system a current of 20 amperes flows through a resistance of 20 ohms
with an electromotive force of 100 volts, find the current that 150 volts will send through the
system.
Note: In one system, the resistance is just the same.

47. Find the constant of variation.

a. 10 b. 1 c. 2 d. 4

48. What is the equation that describes the variation in the given problem?

10𝐸 4𝐸 2𝐸 𝐸
a. 𝐼 = 𝑅
b. 𝐼 = 𝑅
c. 𝐼 = 𝑅
d𝐼=𝑅

49. What is the current if 150 volts will be sent through the system?

a.40 amperes b. 50 amperes c. 60 amperes d. 30 amperes

50. If there are 90 amperes flowing in the system, how much volts were sent to it?

a. 500 volts b. 450 volts c. 400 volts d. 350 volts

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