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Prerequisites

R10a – Solving problems involving direct proportion including graphical and algebraic representations
R10b – Solving problems involving inverse proportion including graphical and algebraic representations

Constructing and interpreting equations that describe direct and inverse proportion

This topic is mostly covered in lessons R10a and R10b. As such, this lesson takes a different form from most others on BossMaths; it is simply a selection of further exam-style questions on direct and inverse proportion.

Teacher resources

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Slides in PPTX (with click-to-reveal answers)
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Worksheet (with space for student work)
Handout (slides with exercises only; 4 per page for reduced printing)
- Worked solutions to all questions

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Links to past exam questions

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Unlimited practice questions: Direct and inverse proportion

What next?

R14a – Recognising and interpreting graphs that illustrate direct and inverse proportion