two quantities are directly proportional if an increase in one quantity corresponds to a constant...
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Two quantities are directly proportional if an increase in one quantity corresponds to a constant increase in the other quantity, or if a decrease in one quantity corresponds to a constant decrease in the other quantity.
The more you eat,the more you grow.
The lesser the number of items,
the smaller the amount to pay.
The more sugar you add in the pastillas,
the sweeter it will be.
The faster the speed,the greater the distance.
The more the number of persons,
the more food is required.
The less sleep you had,the less energy
you have.
Maita earns 450 pesos in selling apples on 4 Sundays. How many Sundays will it take her to earn 1,350 pesos?
Is this a problem involving direct proportion? Why do you say so?
Yes it is, because the more Sundays Maita sells apples, the more earnings she will have.
Maita earns 450 pesos in selling apples on 4 Sundays.
How many Sundays will it
take her to earn 1,350 pesos? No. of
SundaysEarnings
4 450
X 1,350
To solve this problem, after knowing what is asked, it’s better to list the given facts or numbers using a table.
Let X represent the number asked for in the problem
Maita earns 450 pesos in selling apples on 4 Sundays.
How many Sundays will it take her to earn 1,350 pesos?
No. of Sundays
Earnings
4 450X 1,350
1350
4504
X
Solve for the value of X by using cross-multiplication. Indicate the proper label. 450
13504X
450
5400X
SundaysX 12
Maita earns 450 pesos in apples on 4 Sundays.
How many Sundays will it take her to earn 1,350 pesos?
No. of Sundays
Earnings
4 45012 1,350
Therefore, Maita should sell apples on 12 Sundays to earn 1,350 pesos.
“ .. When you double the number of cakes you double the cost.”
Number of cakes and total cost, are said to be in DIRECT Proportion, if :
Example : The cost of 6 cakes is $4.20. Find the cost of 5 cakes.
Cakes Cost
6 4.20
5 X
To make scrambled eggs for 3 people we need 2eggs, 4g butter and 40 ml of milk. How much of each for...
(a)12 people (b) Just himself
Butter peopleEggs peopl
e
2 3X 12
Milk people
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