Direct proportion versus inverse proportion

There are two proportions

Direct is to divide inverse means to multiply

Proportion or direct proportion example

Apples are directly proportional to money

$8$ apples cost $£4.00$

and so $24$ apples cost $£12.00$

The length of time to paint a room is inversely proportional to the number of people painting it.

$3$ people take $8$ hours

$4$ people take $6$ hours (i.e. less than $8$ hours)