This exam tips covers Exam Tips within Proportion for GCSE Mathematics. Revise Proportion in Number for GCSE Mathematics with 12 exam-style questions and 22 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 15 of 16 in this topic. Treat this as a marking guide for what examiners are looking for, not just a fact list.
Topic position
Section 15 of 16
Practice
12 questions
Recall
22 flashcards
Exam Tips
- Identify type: Read carefully - direct or inverse?
- Write equation: y = kx (direct) or y = k/x (inverse)
- Find k first: Use given values
- Show working: Clear steps get marks
- Check sense: Does answer direction match proportion type?
- Units: Include appropriate units in final answer
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Practice Questions for Proportion
y is directly proportional to x. Which equation could represent this relationship?
Explain how you can tell from a graph whether two quantities are in direct or inverse proportion.
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