Which pair varies which way?
Exercise and reference answers
- Items
- Item
- Distance and time, at a fixed speed
- Category
- Direct
- Item
- Longer journey, longer time
- Category
- Direct
- Item
- Speed and time, over a fixed distance
- Category
- Inverse
- Item
- Faster car, shorter journey time
- Category
- Inverse
- Categories
- Item
- Direct
- Item
- Inverse
Explanation
Fix the distance and speed fights time
fix the speed and distance follows time. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 11 Direct and Inverse Proportions.