(b) by observing that if one quantity increases the other quantity increases
or if one quantity decreases the other quantity decreases
(1) Write the two words that have numbers associated with them
(4) Solve
1. Kim owns five shares of stock and receives $12 per year in dividends. How
many shares of stock would she need to own to receive $24?
Shares Dividends
5 12 5 12
= (5)(24)=12x Cross Product
x 24 x 24
120 = 12x
10 = x
W k2
75 52 75 25
(75)(4) = 25W Cross Product
W 22 W 4
300 = 25W
12 = W
HOW TO IDENTIFY AN INVERSE VARIATION PROBLEM
(b) by observing that as one quantity increases the second quantity decreases,
or vice versa
(1) Write the two words that have numbers associated with them
(3) Set one fraction equal to the reciprocal of the other fraction.
(4) Solve
Workers Days
5 24 5 15
Take Reciprocal (5)(24)=15x Cross Product
x 15 x 24
120 = 15x
8=x
y x
39 3 39 11
Take Reciprocal 39(3) = 11y Cross Product
y 11 y 3
117 = 11y
117
y
11
1. Three-fourths of an ounce of a medication are required for a 120 lb adult.
At the same rate, how many ounces of medication are required for a 200 lb
adult?
3. Neglecting air resistance, the distance d that an object falls varies directly as
the square of the time t it has been falling. If an object falls 64 feet in 2
seconds, determine the distance it will fall in 6 seconds.
5. A 20-acre field produces 300 bushels of wheat. Let W represent the number
of bushels produced by a 50-acre field at the same rate. Select the correct
statement of the given condition.
20 50 20 50
A. = B. =
300 W W 300
20 W 20 W
C. = D. = Ans: A
300 50 50 300
A. 27t = 24 B. 27t2 = 48
C 100 10 C
A. = B. =
53 2000 53 200
C 53 100 C
C. = D. = Ans: C
2000 100 53 2000
Homework: pages 464: 7, 8, 11, 12, 21, 23, 25 Ans: 8) 6 amps 12) 40 lb.