NCERT Solutions (Ex - 13.1) - Direct and Inverse Proportions - Class 8 PDF Download

Exercise 13.1 

Question 1: 

Following are the car parking charges near a railway station up to: 

Check if the parking charges are in direct proportion to the parking time. 

Answer 1: 

Here, the charges per hour are not same, i.e., C₁ ≠ C₂ ≠ C₃ ≠C₄

Therefore, the parking charges are not in direct proportion to the parking time.

Question 2: 

A mixture of paint is prepared by mixing 1 part of red pigments with 8 parts of base. In the following table, find the parts of base that need to be added.

Answer 2: 

Question 3: 

In Question 2 above, if 1 part of a red pigment requires 75 mL of base, how much red pigment should we mix with 1800 mL of base? 

Answer 3: 

Let the parts of red pigment mix with 1800 mL base be x

Hence, with base 1800 mL, 24 parts red pigment should be mixed.

Question 4: 

A machine in a soft drink factory fills 840 bottles in six hours. How many bottles will it fill in five hours? 

Answer 4: 

Let the number of bottles filled in five hours be x.

Hence, the number of bottles filled in five hours be 700.

Question 5: 

A photograph of a bacteria enlarged 50,000 times attains a length of 5 cm as shown In the diagram. What is the actual length of the bacteria? If the photograph is enlarged 20,000 times only, what would be its enlarged length?

Answer 5: 

Here length and enlarged length of bacteria are in direct proportion

Question 6: 

In a model of a ship, the mast is 9 cm high, while the mast of the actual ship is 12 m high. If the length if the ship is 28 m, how long is the model ship? 

Answer 6: 

Let the length of model ship be x

Here length of mast and actual length of ship are in direct proportion

Hence, the length of the model ship is 21 cm.

Question 7: 

Suppose 2 kg of sugar contains 9 x 10⁶ crystals. How many sugar crystals are there in 

(i) 5 kg of sugar? 

(ii) 1.2 kg of sugar? 

Answer 7: 

Let sugar crystals be x.

Hence, the number of sugar crystals is 2.25 x 10⁷.

(ii) 

Let sugar crystals be x.

Hence, the number of sugar crystals is 5.4 x 10⁶.

Question 8: 

Rashmi has a road map with a scale of 1 cm representing 18 km. She drives on a road for 72 km. What would be her distance covered in the map? 

Answer 8: 

Let distance covered in the map be x.

Here actual distance and distance covered in the map are in direct proportion.

Hence, distance covered in the map is 4 cm

Question 9: 

A 5 m 60 cm high vertical pole casts a shadow 3 m 20 cm long. Find at the same time 

(i) the length of the shadow cast by another pole 10 m 50 cm high 

(ii) the height of a pole which casts a shadow 5 m long. 

Answer 9: 

Here height of the pole and length of the shadow are in direct proportion.

And 1 m = 100 cm

5 m 60 cm = 5 x 100 + 60 = 560 cm

3 m 20 cm = 3 x 100 + 20 = 320 cm

10 m 50 cm = 10 x 100 + 50 = 1050 cm

5 m = 5 x 100 - 500 cm

(i) Let the length of the shadow of another pole be x.

Hence, the length of the shadow of another pole be 6m.

Let the hight of the pole be x.

Hence, the hight of the pole be 8m 75 cm

Question 10: 

A loaded truck travels 14 km in 25 minutes. If the speed remains the same, how far can it travel in 5 hours? 

Answer 10: 

Let distance covered in 5 hours be .r km.

 1 hour = 60 minutes

5 hours = 5 x 60 = 300 minutes

Here distance covered and time in direct proportion.