True or false: spotting the variation
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Statement is true
- Yes
- Statement
- Buying more kilograms raises the total cost proportionally.
- Statement is true
- Yes
- Statement
- At a fixed speed, distance and time rise together.
- Statement is true
- No
- Statement
- For a fixed distance, doubling the speed doubles the time.
- Statement is true
- Yes
- Statement
- For a given job, more workers finish it sooner.
- Statement is true
- No
- Statement
- Workers and time to finish rise together.
Explanation
Real situations, sorted by which proportion governs them. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 11 Direct and Inverse Proportions.