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Direct and inverse proportion worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "direct and inverse proportion" — DfE statement R10. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Direct and inverse proportion worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.8 identical pens cost £6.40 in total. Work out the cost of 5 of the same pens.
- 2.A recipe for pancakes uses 240 g of flour to make pancakes for 6 people. Work out how many grams of flour are needed to make pancakes for 15 people, using the same recipe.
- 3.6 identical printers can print a batch of exam papers in 40 minutes, all working at the same rate. Working at the same rate, work out how many minutes 4 of these printers would take to print the same batch.
- 4.The exchange rate is £1 = 1.28 US dollars. Convert £350 into US dollars.
- 5.The exchange rate is £1 = €1.15. Convert £200 to euros.
- 6.A machine fills bottles at a constant rate. It fills 18 bottles in 3 minutes. Working at the same rate, work out how many bottles the machine fills in 8 minutes.
- 7.A factory machine produces bottles at a constant rate. In 45 minutes it produces 810 bottles. The factory needs 2,160 bottles for an order. Working at the same rate, work out how many minutes it will take to produce the order.
- 8.y is directly proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 10. Work out the value of y when x = 6.
- 9.6 identical taps fill a paddling pool in 20 minutes. Each tap fills at the same steady rate. Work out how long 3 of these taps would take to fill the same pool.
- 10.It takes 8 painters 6 days to paint a fence. Working at the same rate, work out how many days 4 painters would take to paint the same fence.
- 11.Two numbers a and b are in the ratio a : b = 3 : 4. Given that a = 15, work out the value of b.
- 12.It takes 2 identical pumps 10 hours to empty a flooded basement. Working at the same rate, work out how many hours 5 of these pumps would take to empty the same basement.
- 13.y is directly proportional to x. When x = 5, y = 18. Work out the value of y when x = 15.
- 14.Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. The smaller number is 8. Work out the larger number.
- 15.y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 9. Which of these pairs of values is also consistent with this proportion?
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