This document discusses direct and inverse variation, and provides an example of direct variation. It states that direct variation means that if one quantity increases or decreases, the other quantity changes proportionately in the same direction. The example given is that the total remuneration paid to laborers for harvesting soybeans is directly proportional to the number of laborers. It asks the reader to calculate the remuneration for 17 laborers if the remuneration for 4 laborers is Rs. 1000.