Direct and Inverse Proportions
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Direct Proportion
SubtopicDirect Proportion under Direct and Inverse Proportions for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If and are in direct proportion, and the value of is doubled, what happens to the value of ?
A.is halved
B.is doubled
C.remains the same
D.is tripled
- 2.
A gram serving of a snack contains grams of fat. How many grams of fat are in a gram pack of the same snack?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
If and , what is the value of ?
A.36
B.45
C.18
D.27
- 4.
A water faucet fills a bucket in minutes. How much time will it take to fill a bucket?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
An elevator ascends in . How many floors will it ascend in at the same speed?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
If of apples cost ₹, what is the cost of of apples?
A.₹
B.₹
C.₹
D.₹
- 7.
A certain machine makes in . How many bottles can it make in ?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If and are in a direct proportion such that when , determine the value of when is increased to .
A.B.C.D. - 9.
A weaver uses of wool to make handmade sweaters. At this rate, how many kilograms of wool will be needed to produce sweaters?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A stack of identical paper sheets has a thickness of . How many sheets of the same paper would be required to create a stack with a thickness of ?
A.B.C.D.
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Inverse Proportion
SubtopicInverse Proportion under Direct and Inverse Proportions for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
2 men build a fence in 6 days. How many days will 3 men take to build the same fence?
A.3 days
B.4 days
C.5 days
D.6 days
- 2.
16 workers can complete a project in 10 days. How many days will 20 workers take to complete it?
A.6 days
B.8 days
C.10 days
D.12 days
- 3.
A car travels at 50 km/h for 2 hours to cover a distance. What speed must it maintain to cover the same distance in 1 hour?
A.75 km/h
B.100 km/h
C.125 km/h
D.150 km/h
- 4.
If varies inversely as and when , find when .
A.4
B.6
C.8
D.10
- 5.
A person takes 2500 steps to cover a distance where each step is cm long. What will be his step length if he covers the same distance in 2800 steps?
A.60 cm
B.62.5 cm
C.65 cm
D.68 cm
- 6.
12 workers can complete a task in 15 days. If the number of workers is reduced to 10, how many days will they take to complete the same task?
A.16 days
B.18 days
C.20 days
D.22 days
- 7.
10 harvesting machines take 6 days to clear a field. If the job must be done in 5 days, how many machines are required?
A.12 machines
B.14 machines
C.15 machines
D.16 machines
- 8.
If 30 men can reap a field in 15 days, how many days will 20 men take to reap the same field?
A.20.5 days
B.21 days
C.22.5 days
D.23 days
- 9.
If 76 men can complete a job in 42 days, in how many days can 56 men complete the same job?
A.54 days
B.57 days
C.60 days
D.63 days
- 10.
100 men can build a bridge in 120 days. How many more men are needed to complete the bridge in 100 days?
A.10 men
B.20 men
C.25 men
D.30 men
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Problem Solving
SubtopicProblem Solving under Direct and Inverse Proportions for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If men can complete a piece of work in days, how many days will men take to do the same work?
A.14 days
B.15 days
C.16 days
D.18 days
- 2.
If and are in direct proportion and when , find when .
A.20
B.25
C.30
D.35
- 3.
If toys cost ₹, how much will toys cost?
A.₹600
B.₹650
C.₹675
D.₹700
- 4.
persons can build a wall in . How many persons are required to do the same work in ?
A.6
B.8
C.10
D.12
- 5.
A construction contractor has enough food for laborers to last for . After , more laborers join the site. How many more days will the remaining food last?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
An airplane flies in . How far will it fly in assuming it maintains the same average speed?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
A rectangular garden has a length of and a width of . If the width is changed to but the area remains the same, what is the new length of the garden?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
men can build a long wall in days. How many days will men take to build a long wall of the same type?
A.days
B.days
C.days
D.days
- 9.
A family of has food provisions for days. If guests join the family and the daily food consumption per person is reduced to of the original amount, how long will the provisions last?
A.days
B.days
C.days
D.days
- 10.
The cost of painting a square-shaped wall with a side of is . What will be the cost of painting a similar square wall with a side of at the same rate per square unit?
A.B.C.D.
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