The number of hours to paint a house varies inversely with the number of painters working. A 2400-square foot house can be painted in 27 hours by 6 painters. How many painters would need to work in order to paint the house in 18 hours?
Direct and Inverse Proportion Word

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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
8 painters
10 painters
9 painters
11 painters
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Solve the proportion.
k=5
k=3.3333333
k=60
k=90
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
g is directly proportional to b
Given g=20 when b=4.
Find g when b=7
35
5
15
23
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The amount of money earned on a job is directly proportional to the number of hours worked. If $70.00 is earned in 5 hours, how much money is earned in 22 hours of work?
$2
$308
$1.57
$265
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of variation does this scenario represent?
The length of time you charge your cell phone
and the battery power
direct variation
inverse variation
joint variation
none of these
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of variation does this scenario represent?
The outside temperature
and the number of layers of clothes you need to wear outside to feel comfortable
direct variation
inverse variation
joint variation
none of these
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The width of a rectangle varies inversely with its length. if the width is 4 when the length is 18, find the width when the length is 8.
9
72
36
2
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