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DIRECT AND INVERSE PROPORTIONS MCQs

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Question 51.


In the equation y = x + 3, y is directly proportional to x.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     7
  4.     9
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B

Condition for direct proportionality is xy= constant and condition for inverse proportionality is xy= constant


So, the given equation y = x + 3; y is neither directly nor inversely proportional to x.


Question 52.


Rashmi has a road map with a scale of 1 cm representing 18 km. She drives on a road for 72 km. What would be her distance covered in the map?


  1.     4 cm
  2.     6 cm
  3.     9 cm
  4.     8.2 cm
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 4 cm
:
A

Let us assume that her distance covered in cm in the map be x.


Rashmi Has A Road Map With A Scale Of 1 Cm Representing 18 K...
The scale and kilometer it represent are directly proportional
AB= Constant
A1B1A2B2


18 x = 72


x = 7218=4 cm


Question 53.


The Claude crayon company can make 2400 crayons in 4 minutes. If each crayon box has 12 crayons, how many crayon boxes can they make in 15 minutes?


  1.     750
  2.     800
  3.     900
  4.     1000
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 750
:
A

Let n be the number of boxes.
As there are 12 crayons in each box, 2400 crayons fits into
240012=200 boxes
Now the number of boxes produced will be directly proportional to time taken.
AB= Constant
A1B1A2B2



No. of crayons boxestime=2004=n15


So, n = 750


Question 54.


A batch of bottles were packed in 25 boxes with 12 bottles in each box. If the same batch is packed using 20 bottles in each box, 15 boxes are required.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     4,200
  4.     4,500
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A

The number of bottles and the number of boxes are in inverse proportion.
AB = constant
A1×B1A2×B2
Suppose the required number of boxes is  x


A Batch Of Bottles Were Packed In 25 Boxes With 12 Bottles I...


Then, 25x2012


Number of boxes, x = (25×12)20=15


Question 55.


Working at the same constant rate, 7 identical machines can produce a total of 490 toys per minute.At this rate, how many toys could 10 such machines produce in 5 minutes?


  1.     2,700
  2.     3,500
  3.     4,200
  4.     4,500
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 3,500
:
B

Let the required number of toys produced by 7 machines in 5 minutes be n.


As the time increases, the number of toys increases. Hence they are in direct proportion.


Working At The Same Constant Rate, 7 Identical Machines Can ...


n = 490 x 5= 2450


So, 7 machines can make 2,450 toys in 5 minutes.


As the number of machines increases, number of toys increases. They are in direct proportion.


Let k is the number of toys produced by 10 machines in 5 minutes.


Working At The Same Constant Rate, 7 Identical Machines Can ...


Then, k = 2450×107


k = 3500


So, the number of toys produced = 3,500


Question 56.


 In the equation x(y+4)=1, y is


  1.     Directly proportional to x
  2.     Not proportional to x
  3.     Inversely proportional to x
  4.     Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Not proportional to x
:
B

Expanding the given equation, we get
 xy+4x=1
Here, xy=14x,which is not a constant. Similarly,
            xy=(14yx4),which is not a constant.
So, y is not proportional to x.


Question 57.


Two quantities x and y are said to vary in inverse proportion, if there exists a relation of the type xy = k between them, k being a constant.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     Inversely proportional to x
  4.     Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A

Given, two quantities x and y are said to vary in inverse proportion.
Then, x1y or y1x.
In any case, we get xy=constant
Hence the given statemnet is true.


Question 58.


A 5 m 60 cm high vertical pole casts a shadow 3 m 20 cm long. Find the cost of painting a pole that casts a shadow 5 m long. Painting is done at the rate of ₹ 5 per cm.


  1.     ₹4375
  2.     ₹ 5425
  3.     ₹3450
  4.     ₹ 3680
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> ₹4375
:
A

The ratio of the length of the pole to the length of the shadow remains constant.
The length of pole and the length of the shadow are directly proportional
AB= Constant
A1B1A2B2


Length of polelength of shadow=560320=n500     (where n is length the second pole) 


n = 875 cm


the height of the pole  = 875 cm


Cost of painting the pole = 875 x 5 = ₹ 4375


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