Solving Problems Involvig Kinds of Proportion: Learning Activity Sheet 3

SOLVING PROBLEMS
INVOLVIG KINDS OF
PROPORTION
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 3
ACTIVITY 1: PRE-ASSESSMENT
1) Which of the pair of ratios below
constitutes a proportion?
B
2) Solve 2.6 : 13 = 8 : n
a. 1.6 c. 20
b. 4.2 d. 40
D
3) A post 5 m high casts a shadow
of 6 m. If the shadow of a nearby
tree was measured to be 24 m,
how high is the tree?
a. 1.6 c. 20
b. 4.2 d. 40
A
4) Which situation exemplifies an C
indirect proportion?
a. Area of a cultivated land and the crop harvested
b. Number of animals in a farm and their food

consumption
c. The population of a country and the area of land per
person
d. Number of weeks and the amount of savings
5) The law of demand states that, “A higher
price typically leads to lower quantity
demanded.” Thus, the law of demand is
classified under which proportion?
a. direct c. joint
b. indirect d. partitive
B
6) The law of supply says that, “A higher price
typically leads to a higher quantity supplied.”
This is a perfect example of which kind of
proportion?
a. direct c. joint
b. indirect d. partitive
A
7) Good Taste Café and Restaurant donated Php150 000
to three barangays which are greatly affected by the
pandemic in Baguio City. Fairview Village, City Camp
Proper, and Irisan will share the amount in the ratio 2:
3:5. How much will Fairview Village receive?
a. 30 000 c. 75 000
b. 45 000 d. 100 000
A
8) In a hazmat (hazardous materials) suit factory,
5 tailors can finish 20 suits in one hour. How long
will it take 10 tailors to make 100 suits?
a. ½ hour c. 2.5 h
b. 1 hour d. 5 h
C
9) Assuming both housekeeping staff work at the
same rate, how long will it take for two
housekeeping staff to disinfect an entire
quarantine facility area if it takes 4 days for 8
staff t disinfect it?
a. 8 days c. 24 days
b. 16 days d. 32 days
B
10) A philanthropist promised to donate Php5
every Php2 contribution received for the patients
at the hospital. If the total contribution received
by the civic organization is Php120 368, how
much will the philanthropist give as donation?
a. 120 368 c. 300 920

b. 240 736 d. 601 840
C
11) A farmer wants to plant three times as many
rows of cassava and twice as many rows of corn
as he has for peanuts. If he has a total of 264
rows available, how many rows will he have for
corn?
a. 48 c. 132
b. 72 d. 144
B
12) Dan and Eli are business partners and agreed
to share profits and losses according to their
capital ratio. Dan shared Php30 000 while Eli
invested
Php45 000. In the first month of operation, the
net profit amounted to Php18 000. How much
will Eli get from the net profit?
a. 3000 c. 9000
b. 7200 D d. 10 800
13) Which statement is true assuming that a firm has Php900
000.00 current assets, Php1 200 000.00 total assets, Php300
000.00 current liabilities, and
Php600 000.00 total liabilities? D
a. The firm is incapable of paying its obligations.
b. The firm has available Php2 for every Php1 of its debt.
c. This is a warning to creditors not to lend any amount to

the firm
d. The firm has available Php3 to cover every Php1 of
debt.
14) A manufacturing company found that the
demand for its product varies inversely as the
price of the product. When the price is Php150,
the demand is 500 untis. Approximate the
demand for a price of Php250.
a. 250 units c. 300 units

b. 275 units d. 325 units
C
15) The Department of Health plans to donate 9
126 bottles of hand sanitizers to three health care
facilities in the ratio of 1 : 3: 5. The highest number
of hand sanitizers to be given to one of the health
care facilities is:
a. 1014 c. 3042
b. 2026 d. 5070
D
Activity 2: AM I RIGHT ON THE TYPES?
Direction: Determine the kind of proportion exemplified

by each real-life problem. Write D for direct proportion,
I for indirect or inverse proportion, and P for
partitive proportion.
1) D 4) I 7) P
2) D 5) P 8) P 10) P
3) I 6) D 9) D
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Activity 3: SOLVE THE PROBLEMS
Refer to your textbook, Business

Math, Chapter 2 p. 53 - 54 letter B
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Activity 4: WHAT’S MY SHARE?

Directions: Answer the problem below.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Activity 6: QUIZ 1
Directions:
A. Write D if the statement illustrates direct, I if
it is inverse proportion on the blanks provided for.
B. Read carefully and answer the questions below.
Encircle the letter of your correct answers.

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SOLVING PROBLEMS

b. Number of animals in a farm and their food

a. 120 368 c. 300 920

c. This is a warning to creditors not to lend any amount to

a. 250 units c. 300 units

Direction: Determine the kind of proportion exemplified

Activity 3: SOLVE THE PROBLEMS

Refer to your textbook, Business

Activity 4: WHAT’S MY SHARE?

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