Module 3 - Linear Functions
Module 3 - Linear Functions
MATHEMATICS IV
Module 3
Linear Functions
Module 3
6. A car can run 98.4 km (d) on 12 liters (L) of gasoline. How far can the car go
on 30L of gasoline?
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7. Twelve increased by 3 times a number is 21. Find the number.
9. Jenna is y years old. Kim is 5 years older than Jenna. Together, their ages
total 31. How old is each girl?
10. The sum of three consecutive integers is 15. What are the numbers?
There are many real-life situations that can be solved through linear
function because the relationship involves more than two variables. It is a
function if one of them is related to one of the other variables but there are cases
wherein the dependent or independent variable is already given and so you are
not required to show functional relationship.
2. Make a plan. List down all the given data. Determine the unknown and
what is asked in the problem.
3. Carry out the plan. Write the equation that describes the relationship
between the variables and solve the equation.
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where d is the distance traveled in kilometers.
Solution:
600
B 500
u
s 400
F
a 300
r
e
200
f(d)
100
50
0 50 100 200 300 400 500 600
Distance
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c. f(d) = 5.5 + 0.8d
380 = 5.5 + 0.8d
380 – 5.5 = 0.8d
374.5 = 0.8d
=d
d = 468.13 km is the estimated distance traveled for a P380 trip.
Example 2
Janet sells ticket to a musical play. She has now collected an amount
equivalent to 2 adult tickets and 14 student tickets or 4 adult tickets and 10
student tickets.
Solution:
Ax + By = C
The ordered pairs (2, 14) and (4, 10) represent the two points in the graph of
the equation.
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The equation in standard form is 2x + y = 18. If the amount expressed in
hundred pesos, Janet has P1800 is adult tickets cost P200 and student tickets
cost P100.
Example 3
Solution
= 38380 + 1100
= 39480
Example 4
Solution:
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Let x = the shorter piece
2x = the longer piece
Thus,
x + 2x = 64
3x = 64
x = 21 meters, shorter piece
21 + 42 = 64
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e. Let I represent the monthly income, and n represent the number
of cellphones sold. Express the function I in terms of n.
4. The fee for renting a word processor is P2,000 plus P600 for each day
you keep the machine. The total fee can be expressed by F = 2,000 +
600d, where F is the total fee and d is the number of days the machine is
rented.
Number of days
(d) 1 2 3
Rental fee
(F) P2600
Lesson 2
If a linear function is a direct linear variation, then for any two ordered pairs
(x1, y1) and (x2, y2) determined by f, with x1, x2 ≠ 0, the equation
= .
Example 1
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The amount of rice used in a casserole recipe is directly proportional to
the number of people served. If 2 cups of uncooked rice serve 6 people, how
many cups of rice would be needed to serve a group of 40 people?
Solution
Let r = number of cups of rice
p = number of people to be served
The two ordered pairs determined by the variation are (2, 6) and (r, 40)
Thus, =
6r = (2)(40)
r = 13
The distance measured on a map varies directly with the actual distance.
If 2 cm represents 30 km, how many kilometers represented by 9 cm?
Solution:
The two ordered pairs determined by the variation are (2, 30) and (9, x)
Thus, =
2x = (30)(9)
2x = 270
x = = 135
A distance of 9 cm on the map is equivalent to an actual distance of 135 km.
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Solve:
Lesson 3
Number Problems
This is another type of problem. Many students could not solve this type
of problem easily because they fail to translate correctly the different expressions
given by the word problem into a correct equation.
In the following examples, you will see that before you solve a word
problem, you must first translate the word problem into an equation.
Example 1
Solution:
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Let x = one number
x - 50 = the other number
80 = sum of the two numbers
Equation:
x + (x - 50) = 80
2x - 50 = 80
2x - 50 + 50 = 80 + 50
2x = 130
=
x = 65 one number
To check the difference of the two numbers must be 50 and their sum
must be 80.
65 – 15 = 50
65 + 15 = 80
Example 2
Solution:
x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 75
3x + 3 = 75
3x + 3 – 3 = 75 – 3
3x = 72
=
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x = 24 the first integer
24 + 25 + 26 = 75
Example 3
Find five consecutive odd integers if the sum of the first and the fifth is 1
less than three times the fourth.
Solution:
x + (x + 8) = 3(x + 6) – 1
2x + 8 = 3x + 18 – 1
2x + 8 = 3x + 17
2x + 8 – 8 = 3x + 17 – 8
2x = 3x + 9
2x – 3x = 3x + 9 – 3x
--x = 9
x = -9 The 1st odd integer
x + (x + 8) = 3(x + 6) – 1
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-9 + (-1) = 3(-3) – 1
-10 = -9 – 1
It checks!
1. A number decreased by 12 is 8.
2. The product of 8 times a number is 56.
3. Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 99.
4. Let m be a multiple of 7. What are the next two multiples of 7.
5. Three times the sum of a number and 3 is -18.
2. Twice the sum of a number and 5 is 2 less than six times the
number.
Lesson 4
Age Problems
The key to solving age problems, like all other problems lies in writing the
correct equation above everything else.
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Example 1
Gary is 8 years older than his sister Gia. The sum of their ages is 46. Find
their present ages.
Solution:
The equation:
x + (x + 8) = 46
2x + 8 = 46
2x + 8 – 8 = 46 – 8
2x = 38
Example 2
Fernando is thrice as old as his son. Twelve years from now, he will be
twice as old as his son. How old is Fernando now?
Solution:
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3x + 12 = 2(x + 12)
3x + 12 = 2x + 24
3x + 12 – 12 = 2x + 24 – 12
3x = 2x + 12
3x – 2x = 12
x = 12
In 12 years
Son’s present age x = 12 24
Fernando’s present age 3x = 36 48
Example 3
Bob was thrice as old as John 5 years ago. Now he is only twice as old as
John. How old are they now?
Solution:
2x – 5 = 3(x – 5)
2x – 5 = 3x – 15
2x – 5 + 5 = 3x – 15 + 5
2x = 3x – 10
2x – 3x = -10
-x = -10
x = 10 years, present age of John
2x = 20 years, present age of Bob
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Check with the statement.
2x – 5 = 3(x – 5)
2(10) – 5 = 3(10 – 5)
20 – 5 = 3(5)
15 = 15
1. Susie is three times as old as Lita four years ago. Susie is two
years older than Lita. How old are Susie and Lita?
2. Elaine is 5 years younger than her cousin Ding. The sum of their
ages is 15. Find the age of Ding.
Lesson 5
Coin Problems
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In solving this type of problems you follow the same basic procedure and
technique you use in solving number and age problems.
Example 1
From his baon, Kiko saved P3.75 consisting of 50 centavo and 25 centavo
coins. If there are 12 coins in all, how many of each kind does he have?
Representation:
Equation:
50x + 25(12 – x) = 375
50x + 300 – 25x = 375
25x + 300 = 375
25x + 300 – 300 = 375 - 300
25x = 75
=
x = 3
Therefore,
3 = no. of 50¢ coins = 3(.50) = 1.50
12 – x = 9 = no. of 25¢ coins = 9(.25) = 2.25
P 1.50 + P 2.25 = P 3.75
Example 2
Tickets to the Mathematics Variety Show were sold at P100, P50 and P25.
Diane, the president of the club, sold thrice as many P 100 as P 50 – tickets and
twice as many P 25 as P 100 tickets. If she sold 30 tickets in all, remitting to the
club P 1500, how many of each kind did she sell?
Representation:
Let x = no. of P 50 tickets
3x = no. of P 100 tickets
2(3x) = 6x no. of P 25 tickets
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Equation:
50x + 3x(100) + 6x(25) = 1500
50x + 300x + 150x = 1500
5 00x = 1500
=
x = 3
therefore,
1. Alex has 30 coins in 25¢ and 50¢ totaling P10.00. How many of each
kind of coin does he have?
4. Ana saved p 4.75 from her day’s baon consisting of 50¢ and 25¢ -
coins. How many of each kind does she have if there are 10 coins in all?
Lesson 6
Mixture Problems
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A type of problem that chemist and pharmacist often encounter is the
need to change the concentration of solutions or other mixtures. In such
problems, the amount of a particular ingredient in the solution or mixture is often
expressed as a percent of the total.
Example 1
Solution:
Since the number of milliliters of pure acid stays the same, the first and
the entries of the last column are equal.
Example 2
I have two kinds of candy, one of which is selling at P 8.00 per kilo and the
other at P 6.00 per kilo. How many kilos of the P 6.00 candy can I mix with 20
kilos of the P 8.00 kilo candy to have a mixture that I can sell at P 7.00 per kilo?
Solution:
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Let x = kilos of P 6.00 candy in the mixture
Equation:
To check:
20 (P8) = P160
20 (P6) = 120
Total Value = P 280
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3. A vendor makes up a 20-kilo mixture of peanuts and green peas. If the
peanuts cost P30 per kilo and the green peas P 22 per kilo, how many
kilos of each kind must be used in order for the mixture to cost P 25 per
kilo?
Lesson 7
Motion Problems
Distance
Rate or speed
Time
Two airplanes start from the same place and fly in opposite directions.
One airplane travels 100 kilometers per hour faster than the other. Two hours
later they are 2,260 kilometers apart. Find the rate of each.
Solution:
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rate time distance
Slower airplane r 2 2r
Faster airplane r + 100 2 2(r + 100)
dslower + dfaster = totaldistance
To check:
2r + 2(r + 100) = 2260
2(515) + 2(515 + 100) = 2260
1030 + 1230 = 2260
2260 = 2260
Example 2
Solution:
2r = 1400
r = 700 miles per hour is the rate of the jet
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Answer the following problems.
1. Bill and Mike left their house at the same time. Bill walked at the rate of 2
kilometers per hour, while Mike rode a bicycle. At the end of two hours,
Mike was 40 km ahead of Bill. What is the speed of Mike?
2. The two planes leave New York at the same time for Manila. The faster
plane averages 300 miles per hour. After 3 hours, the planes are 180
miles apart. What is the average speed of the slower plane?
4. One printing press can print 4000 copies an hour, and another can print
6000 copies per hour. After the first press has been running 2 hours, the
second press is started. How soon after the second press is started will
40000 copies be printed?
Let’s summarize
Steps in Solving Word Problems:
2. Make a plan. List down all the given data. Determine the unknown and
what is asked in the problem.
3. Carry out the plan. Write the equation that describes the relationship
between the variables and solve the equation.
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1. The cost ( c ) of n cavans of rice at P1200 a cavan.
2. The time ( t ) required to make a trip of 60 km. if a car goes r km. per hour.
3. The surface area of a sphere S equals 4 times the square of the radius.
4. A number decreased by 12 is 7.
5. The sum of two consecutive integers is 49.
8. The sum of three consecutive even integers is 50 more than the third
integer. find the integers.
10. David is three years older than Jim. Tom is 5 years younger than Jim. The
sum of their ages is 34 years. Find their ages.
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Answer Key
1. A = s2 2. P = 2l + 2w 3. 12x + 7 = 3x – 4
4. C = 2r 5. d = rt 6. 246 km.
7. 3 8. P120 is Gloria’s allowance
9. 13, Jenna’s age 10. 4, 5, 6
18, Kim’s age
Lesson 1
1a.
m 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
C(m) 2000 8000 14000 20000 26000 32000 38000
7 8 9 10
44000 50000 56000 62000
b. 44,000 c. 8 km
2.
a. P3750 b. 8 cellphones c. P20,000.00
d. 67 cellphones e. I = 5,000 + 150n
3. P11,900
4. a
D 1 2 3
F 2600 3200 3,800
b. P5600 3. 13 days
Lesson 2
1. 22 liters 2. 0.84 kg 3. P1120.00
4. 30 km 5. 10.5 cubic meters
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Lesson 3
A.
1. x – 12 = 8 2. 8x = 56 3. x + (x+1) +(x +2) = 99
4. m + 7, m + 14 5. 3(x + 3) = -18
B.
1. 51 , 53, 55 2. x = 3 3. 17
4. x = 10 5. 8, 10, 12
Lesson 4
A.
a. m – 5 b. m – 2
c. m – 7 d. (m -5) + (m – 7) = 36
B.
1. 5, age of Lita ; 7, age of Susie
2. 10 yrs. old
3. Rico = 4 yrs. Old, Joyce = 8 yrs. old
4. 10 yrs.
5. 10 yrs. old
Lesson 5
1. 20 of 25¢ & 10 of 50¢
2. 17 – P1.00 & 13 – P5.00
3. 455 – P50.00 & 230 – P75.00
4. 9 - 50¢ & 1 - 25¢
5. P 198 for soap bars and P 126 for bottles of shampoo
Lesson 6
A.
1. 37.5 ml 2. 87.5 l 3. 540 g
B.
1. 13.33 kilos of water
2. 4 liters
3. 7.5 kl – amount of peanuts
12.5 kl – amount of green peas
4. 15 kg of P29/kl cheese
5 kg of P31/kl cheese
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Lesson 7
1. 22 km/hr
2. 240 miles/hr
3. 24 minutes
4. 3 hrs
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