Ex 1 – Direct Proportion / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ
Q. If 6 pens cost âš90, find the cost of 15 pens. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ 6 āĻāĻž āĻāϞāĻŽā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ âš90 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠15 āĻāĻž āĻāϞāĻŽā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻš'āĻŦ ?
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§ : 6 pens = âš90, 15 pens = âš x
Since the number of pens increases, the cost also increases. (āĻāϞāĻŽā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤)
Direct Proportion / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ
6/15 = 90 / x
Cross multiply: 6x = 15 × 90
6x = 1350
x= 1350â/6 = 225
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : Cost of 15 pens = âš225
Shortcut Trick:
Since 15 pens = 2.5 times 6 pens (15 āĻāĻž āĻāϞāĻŽ = 6 āĻāĻž āĻāϞāĻŽā§° 2.5 āĻā§āĻŖ)
6 × 2.5 = 15
Multiply the cost by 2.5
90 × 2.5 = 225
Ex 2 – Inverse Proportion / āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ
Q. 8 workers complete a work in 12 days. How many days will 12 workers take ? 8 āĻāύ āĻļā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽ 12 āĻĻāĻŋāύāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ 12 āĻāύ āĻļā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ ?
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§ : 8 workers = 12 days, 12 workers = x days
More workers means fewer days. (āĻļā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŽā§āĨ¤)
Ex 3 – Direct Proportion / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ
Q. A car travels 120 km in 2 hours. How far will it travel in 5 hours at the same speed ? āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϝāĻŧā§ 2 āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϤ 120 km āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠5 āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§ā§° āϝāĻžāĻŦ ?
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§ : 2 hours = 120 km, 5 hours = x km
More time means more distance. (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤)
Direct Proportion / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ
120 / 2 = x / 5â
Cross multiply: 120 × 5 = 2x
600 = 2x
x = 300
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : Distance(āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ) = 300 km
Shortcut Trick: / āĻāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻļāϞ
Speed = 120 ÷ 2 = 60 km/h
Distance = Speed × Time
60 × 5 = 300 km
Rule
Together ↑↑ = Direct Proportion (āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ = āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ)