This document provides 10 practice questions on the topic of variations for students aiming to take the New Senior Secondary Mathematics exam at different levels. The questions cover direct and inverse variations, simultaneous equations, expressing relationships between variables, and finding maximum and minimum values. They require solving for unknown variables, expressing mathematical relationships in different forms, and applying concepts of variations to word problems involving profit functions and costs.
This document provides 10 practice questions on the topic of variations for students aiming to take the New Senior Secondary Mathematics exam at different levels. The questions cover direct and inverse variations, simultaneous equations, expressing relationships between variables, and finding maximum and minimum values. They require solving for unknown variables, expressing mathematical relationships in different forms, and applying concepts of variations to word problems involving profit functions and costs.
This document provides 10 practice questions on the topic of variations for students aiming to take the New Senior Secondary Mathematics exam at different levels. The questions cover direct and inverse variations, simultaneous equations, expressing relationships between variables, and finding maximum and minimum values. They require solving for unknown variables, expressing mathematical relationships in different forms, and applying concepts of variations to word problems involving profit functions and costs.
This document provides 10 practice questions on the topic of variations for students aiming to take the New Senior Secondary Mathematics exam at different levels. The questions cover direct and inverse variations, simultaneous equations, expressing relationships between variables, and finding maximum and minimum values. They require solving for unknown variables, expressing mathematical relationships in different forms, and applying concepts of variations to word problems involving profit functions and costs.
[Finish the following questions if you aim at DSE Math Level 3] Q1 [CE Math 91 2] In a joint variation, x varies directly as 𝑦 2 and inversely as z. Given that 𝑥 = 18 when 𝑦 = 3, 𝑧 = 2, (a) express x in terms of y and z, (b) find x when 𝑦 = 1, 𝑧 = 4.
Q2 [CE Math 86B 5]
It is given that z varies directly as 𝑥 2 and inversely as y. If 𝑥 = 1 and 𝑦 = 2, then 𝑧 = 3. Find z when 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑦 = 3.
Q3 [CE Math 80 8] A factory employs 10 skilled, 20 semi-skilled, and 30 unskilled workers. The daily wages per worker of the three kinds are in the ratio 4: 3: 2. If a skilled worker is paid $120 a day, find the mean daily wage for the 60 workers.
[Finish the following questions if you aim at DSE Math Level 4]
Q4 [CE Math 91 4] Let 2𝑎 = 3𝑏 = 5𝑐. (a) Find the ratio 𝑎: 𝑏: 𝑐. (b) If 𝑎 − 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 55, find c.
Q5 [CE Math 89 5] 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5 (a) Solve the simultaneous equations { . 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 4 𝑎 2𝑏 + =5 𝑐 𝑐 (b) Given that {5𝑎 4𝑏 , where a, b, c are non-zero numbers, using the result of (a), find 𝑎: 𝑏: 𝑐. − =4 𝑐 𝑐
[Finish the following questions if you aim at DSE Math Level 5]
Q6 [CE Math 88 10] A variable quantity y is the sum of two parts. The first part varies directly as another variable x, while the second part varies directly as 𝑥 2 . When 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = −5; when 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = −8. (a) Express y in terms of x. Hence find the value of y when 𝑥 = 6. (b) Express y in the form (𝑥 − 𝑝)2 − 𝑞, where p and q are constants. Hence find the least possible value of y when x varies.
Q7 [CE Math 87B 14]
Given 𝑝 = 𝑦 + 𝑧, where y varies directly as x; z varies inversely as x and x is positive. When 𝑥 = 2, 𝑝 = 7; when 𝑥 = 3, 𝑝 = 8. (a) Find p when 𝑥 = 4. (b) Find the range of values of x such that p is less than 13.
Q8 [CE Math 83 4] If 𝑎: 𝑏 = 3: 4 and 𝑎: 𝑐 = 2: 5, find (a) 𝑎: 𝑏: 𝑐. 𝑎𝑐 (b) the value of . 𝑎2 +𝑏 2
A school and a youth centre agree to share the total expenditure for a camp in the ratio 3 : 1. The total expenditure $E for the camp is the sum of two parts: one part is a constant $C, and the other part varies directly as the number of participants N. If there are 300 participants, the school has to pay $7500. If there are 500 participants, the school has to pay $12000. (a) Find the total expenditure for the camp, when the school has to pay $7500. (b) Find the value of C. (c) Express E in terms of N. (d) If the youth centre has to pay $4750, find the number of participants.
Q10 [CE Math 82 12]
The price of a certain monthly magazine is x dollars per copy. The total profit on the sale of the magazine is P dollars. It is given that 𝑃 = 𝑌 + 𝑍, where Y varies directly as x and Z varies directly as the square of x. When x is 20, P is 80000; when x is 35, P is 87500. (a) Find P when 𝑥 = 15. (b) Using the method of completing the square, express P in the form 𝑃 = 𝑎 − 𝑏(𝑥 − 𝑐)2 where a, b, c are constants. Find the values of a, b, c. (c) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of x when P is a maximum.
