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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 10:
Solving Routine and Non-
Routine Problems Involving
Temperature in Real-Life
Situations

CO_Q4_Mathematics 5_ Module 10
Mathematics – Grade 5
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Quarter 4 – Module 10: Solves routine and non-routine problems involving
temperature in real life situations.
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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 10:
Solving Routine and Non-
Routine Problems Involving
Temperature in Real-Life
Situations.
Introductory Message
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 What I Need to Know

Good day, Mathlete!

This module was designed and written to help you gain an understanding of
the concepts and skills needed to solve routine and non-routine problems involving
temperature in real-life situations.

Have fun and enjoy because you will learn a lot in this module.

At the end of this module, you are expected to be able to:

 solve routine and non-routine problems involving temperature in real

life situations.

 appreciate the importance of solving routine and non-routine

problems involving temperature in our daily lives.

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 What I Know

Directions: Read each statement carefully. Choose the letter that corresponds to
the best answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. At 5:00 AM, the outside temperature was 24.9°C. By 10:30 AM, it was
33.2°C. Was there a change in the outside temperature? If so, what was the
change?

a. No, it was just the same. c. Yes, it went down by -8.3 C°.
b. Yes, it went up by 8.3 C°. d. Yes, there was a 9.7 C° change

2. Chariz’s temperature this morning was 38.5°C. After an hour, her

temperature was down to 37.4°C. Which is/are TRUE about her condition?

a. Her condition worsened. c. Her temperature went down by 1.1 C°.

b. Her condition improved. d. Both B and C.

3. The temperature of a hot cup of coffee was 97°C. After some time, it had
gone down by 11 C°. What is its temperature now?

a. 83°C c. 85°C
b. 84°C d. 86°C

4. The TV news weather report forecast the lowest temperature for the day to
be 22°C and the highest, 35°C. What is the difference between the lowest
and highest temperature forecasts for the day?

a. 13°C c. 15°C
b. 14°C d. 13.5°C

5. At 8:00 AM, the temperature in the room was 25.6°C. By noon, it had gone
up by 2.5 C°. But by 6:00 PM, it had gone down by 3.3 C°. What was the
temperature in the room at 6:00 PM?

a. 28°C c. 28.4°C
b. 24.8°C d. 28.5°C

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6. At 1:00 PM, the temperature was 31.9°C. By 5:30 PM, it was 20.6°C. By
how many degrees did the temperature drop? Which of the following
problem-solving strategies can be used to solve the problem?
a. make a drawing or a diagram
b. work backwards
c. write a number sentence
d. all of the above

7. Mark’s temperature this morning was 38.2°C. After 2 hours, it was 39.5°C.
All are true about Mark’s condition EXCEPT
a. His condition worsened.
b. His condition improved.
c. His temperature went up by 1.3 C°
d. He has high fever.

8. What would be a person’s temperature if it is 3.8 C° higher than normal?

a. 40.3°C c. 33.2°C
b. 40.8°C d. 34.8°C

9. Ten minutes after it had stopped boiling, the water in the pot had cooled
down by 8C°. After 30 minutes, its temperature had dropped by another
16C°. What is the temperature of the water in the pot now?

a. 92°C c. 84°C
b. 76°C d. 24°C

10. Rowan Jennika set her aircon at 28.6°C. At 11:30 AM, she lowered the
setting by 3.5 C°. After an hour, she set it at 19°C. By how many degrees did
she lower down the setting of the aircon at 12:30?

a. 6.1°C c. 25.1°C
b. 9.6°C d. 32.1°C

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 Solves Routine and Non-
Lesson
Routine Problems Involving
1 Temperature in Real Life
Situations
Nice to see you again, Mathletes!

I hope you learned a lot in our lesson on reading and measuring

temperature. In this module, you will learn how to apply the skills you learned in
our previous lesson. Sometimes, there are life situations that involve temperature.
This lesson will help you understand and learn how to solve routine and non-
routine word problems involving temperature.

Are you excited to learn new things about our topic? Then read and study
this module for you to understand our lesson.

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you learned the concept of temperature and the
different types of thermometers. You also learned how to read and measure
temperature in degree Celsius. In this module, you will learn how to solve routine
and non-routine problems involving temperature in real-life situations.

Before we go to our lesson let us have a quick review.

Which is the better estimate of the temperature of each item?

1. high fever a. 40°C b. –10°C

2. cold soft drinks a. 10°C b. 30°C
3. air-conditioned room a. 35°C b. 19°C
4. fruit shake a. 5°C b. 75°C
5. sunny day a. 15°C b. 33° C

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 What’s New

There are times when we find it difficult to solve real-life problems involving
temperature. Some of these problems do not actually need the use of a formula to
solve. All we have to do is be creative and devise some strategy
Read and study the story below.

Arjan was nursing a fever. By ten

o’clock in the morning, his temperature
had gone up by 1.5°C from his
temperature at 7 AM. By 3:00 o’clock in
the afternoon, though, his temperature
had gone down by 1.2 C°. But at 10 PM,
his temperature was again up by 1.1 C°.
If his temperature at 10 PM was 39.5°C,
what was his temperature at 7 AM?

Have you experienced answering a word problem involving a situation like

this? Do you know how to solve this type of a problem? What strategies can you
use to come up with the correct answer?

There are different problem-solving strategies that can help you solve word
problems. Always remember that not all problems require a particular formula or
strategy to solve. Sometimes, you may just need to act it out or make a sketch or a
drawing or some other technique.

This module will present some strategies that may help you solve routine
and non-routine word problems involving temperature in real-life situations.

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 What Is It

In solving problems involving temperatures in real-life situations, study the

four-step plan to solve routine and non-routine word problems below.

The Four- Step Plan in Solving Word Problems

1. Understand the problem.

a. Identify the question.
b. Identify the relevant facts.

2. Plan what to do.

a. Choose a strategy to help you solve the problem. There are different
strategies for different problems. It is up to you which strategy you
think may best help you solve the word problem much more easily.
Below is a list of problem-solving strategies that you may use.
Draw a picture or a diagram.
Make a table or list.
Guess and check.
Write a number sentence.
Break problem into smaller parts.
Solve a simpler problem.
Look for a pattern.
Act it out.
Make a model.
Work backwards.
Use logical reasoning.

3. Solve for the answer / Carry out the Plan.

a. Perform the strategy.

4. Check / Look back

a. Verify if the answer is correct.
Let us go back to the problem. Let us try to solve this one with the use of the
four-step plan in solving problems.

Arjan was nursing a fever. By ten o’clock in the morning, his temperature
had gone up by 1.5°C from his temperature at 7 AM. By 3:00 o’clock in the
afternoon, though, his temperature had gone down by 1.2 C°. But at 10 PM, his
temperature was again up by 1.1 C°. If his temperature at 10 PM was 39.5°C,
what was his temperature at 7 AM?

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Understand the problem

Identify the question What was Arjan’s temperature at 7 AM

Identify the relevant facts Arjan was nursing a fever.

By ten o’clock in the morning, his
temperature had gone up by 1.5°C from
his temperature earlier at 7 AM.
By 3:00 o’clock PM, his temperature
had gone down by 1.2 C°.
At 10 PM, his temperature was again
up by 1.1 C°.

Plan what to do
Choose a strategy. Drawing a diagram or
Workingbackwards

Solve for the answer Illustrate the problem by using a

Perform the strategies diagram
(by using a diagram) +1.5 -1.2 +1.1
? ? ? 39.5°C

7 AM 10 AM 3 PM 10 PM

(by working backwards) Work backwards. Start with the last

fact. Remember that addition and
subtraction are inverse operations.

-1.1 +1.2 -1.5

39.5 ? ? ?

10 PM 3 PM 10 AM 7 AM

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 At 3 PM: 39.5°C – 1.1 = 38.4°C
At 10 AM: 38.4°C + 1.2 = 39.6°C
At 7 AM: 39.6°C – 1.5 = 38.1°C

Answer : Arjan’s body temperature at 7

AM was 38.1°C

Check your answer Substitute the values for each of the

Verify if the answer is correct. boxes in the first diagram above and
perform the indicated operations.
38.1°C + 1.5 = 39.6°C
39.6°C - 1.2 = 38.4°C
38.4°C + 1.1 = 39.5°C

Therefore, the answer is correct.

What’s More

Activity 1 Problem Solving

Read each problem carefully and follow the steps in solving problem.
1. The lowest temperature in the Philippines that was officially recorded by
PAGASA was 6.3°C. It was recorded in Baguio on January 18, 1961.The
highest was 42.2 degrees Celsius in Tuguegarao, Cagayan on May 11, 1969.
What is the difference between these two temperatures?

2. A freezer was set at 0°C. Sophia reset it to 8.5°C.Would the temperature in

the freezer likely rise or drop? By how many degrees?

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Activity 2 Solve it, wisely!
Solve the problems below using any strategy
1. A group of tourists noticed that the temperature in Tarangban Falls in
Calbayog City was 6.5°C lower than the temperature in the city proper. What
was the temperature in Tarangban Falls if the temperature in the city proper
was 32.3°C?

2. An air conditioner was set at 24°C in the morning. It was reset to 19°C at 12
noon. Would the temperature likely rise or drop after that? By how many
degrees?

3. The recorded temperatures for 5 days in Calbayog City, Samar were 33°C,
31°C, 32°C, 32°C and 35°C. What is was the average temperature in
Calbayog City for the 5 days?

Activity 3 Strategize and Solve!

Cesca measured the temperatures of three different liquids in her Science class.
The temperature of the soft drink was 7°C. The temperature of the vinegar was 8
C° higher than the temperature of the soft drink. If the temperature of the ice water
was 15 C° lower than the temperature of the vinegar, what was the temperature of
the ice water?

What I Have Learned

A. Fill in the blanks.

Below are the steps in solving problems involving temperature.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrases to make the statements
complete.

In order to solve routine and (1) word problems involving

(2) in real life situations, we follow the (3) .
The steps in the four-step plan are (4) , (5) , (6) ,
and (7) .

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 B. Enumeration.

What are some of the different problem solving strategies that we can
use in solving routine and non-routine problems involving temperature in
real life situations? Give at Least 5.

1._________________
2._________________
3._________________
4._________________
5._________________

What I Can Do

Use the facts in the table below to answer the questions that follow.

Element Melting Point °C

Gold (Au) 1 064.43

Lead (Pb) 327.50
Sodium (Na) 97.72
Aluminum (Al) 660.37
Helium (O) -272.20
Tungsten (W) 3,414°C

1. How much higher is the temperature needed to melt gold than the temperature
needed to melt lead?

2. How much lower is the temperature needed to melt sodium than the
temperature needed to melt aluminum?

3. How much higher is the melting point of tungsten compared to the boiling point
of water?

4. Which among the elements in the list above has the lowest melting point? What
is its melting point?

5. Which among the elements in the list above has the highest melting point? At
what temperature will it melt?

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 Assessment

A. Directions: Read and understand the questions that follow. Choose the letter
that corresponds to the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. Mr. Castillo measured the temperature in the classroom at 12:00 noon. It

was 34.8°C. By 5:30 pm, it was 28.6°C. The following problem-solving
strategies can be used to solve the problem EXCEPT

a. Make a drawing or a diagram c. Write a number sentence

b. Work backwards d. Compose a song

2. One morning, the outside temperature was 24.9°C. By noon, it had gone up
by 1.3°C. But by 5 PM, it had gone down by 1.4°C. What was the
temperature at 5 PM??

a. 27.6°C c. 28.4°C
b. 25°C d. 24.8°C

3. Luisa’s temperature this morning was 39.5°C. After an hour, her

temperature was 37.5°C. Which statement best describes her condition?

a. Her condition worsened

b. Her condition improved
c. Her temperature went down by 2°C
d. Her temperature went up by 2°C

4. The temperature of freshly baked hot malungay pandesal is 68°C; while hot
coffee is 85°C. What is the difference between the two temperatures?

a. 15°C c. 23°C
b. 17°C d. 2.3°C
c.
5. The forecast for today’s lowest temperature is 25°C and the highest
temperature is 36.5°C. What is difference between the highest and lowest
temperature forecasts for the day?

a. 13°C c. 15°C
b. 11°C d. 11.5°C

6. At 9 AM, the temperature in a room was 25.6°C. At 11:30 AM, it was up by

1.3°C. If the temperature at 12:30 PM was 27.4°C, what was the change in
the temperature in the room from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM?

a. 0.8°C c. 0.5°C
b. -0.5°C d. 1.8°C

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 7. Fiona’s temperature at 10 AM this morning was 38.2°C. An hour later, her
temperature had gone down by 1.2 C°. Which of the following statements is
TRUE about Fiona’s condition at 11 AM?

a. Fiona’s condition worsened.

b. Fiona’s condition was normal.
c. Her temperature went down because she took her medicines.
d. She still has high fever.

8. The reading rose by 1.2 C°. What is the present reading?

a. 37°C c. 39.4°C
b. 39.2°C d. 40°C

9. The newspaper weather report says the lowest temperature for the day will
be 9°C and the highest temperature, 28°C. If the temperature at 10:00 AM
was midway between the forecast coldest and hottest temperatures for the
day, what was the temperature at 10:00 AM?

a. 19°C c. 19.5°C
b. 18.5°C d. 18°C

10. The temperature yesterday in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, was 2 C° below
freezing point of water. What was the temperature in Toronto, Canada yesterday if it
was 2 C° lower than it was in Seoul?

a. -2°C c. -4°C
b. 2°C d. 4°C

Additional Activities

Hooray! You made it! Finally, you’re in the last activity. If you answer the questions
correctly, you are set to go to next lesson.

Solve the following problems. Follow the steps in solving word problems.

1. Princess Luz’s temperature is 2.5 C° above normal. What is her temperature?

2. One sunny afternoon, the temperature was 32°C. It then went up to

33.5°C.After a few hours, it was down by 3 times the temperature difference
between the first and second readings. What was the third temperature
reading?

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What I Know What I
Have What I Can
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2. D 7. B Learned Do
3. D 8. B
4. A 9. B A. Fill in the 1. 736.93
5. B 10. A blanks
2. 562.65
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3. 3 314
2. temperature
What's In 4. Helium,-272.2
3. four- step
5. Tungsten;
plan
1. A 3. B. 3,414°C
4. Understand
2. A 4. A
the problem
3. B 5. B
5. Plan what to Assessment
do
What's More 6. Solve for the 1. D 6. C
answer 2. D 7. B
Activity 1: 7. Check your 3. B 8. C
1. Square35.9 ° C answer 4. B 9. B
2. the temperature would likely rise, 5. D 10. C
by 8.5 °C B.
Activity 2: Enumeration
1. 25.8 ° C (possible Additional
2. the temperature would likely answers) Activities
Draw a picture
dropped, by 5 °C or a diagram. 1. Princess Luz’s
Guess and temperature:
3. 32.6 °C check.
Activity 3: 39.5 °C
Break problem
Ice into smaller 2. 29°C
Soft
Water Vinegar (V) parts.
drink (S)
(I) Look for a
S - 15 7 S+8 pattern.
S – 15 7 15 Make a model.
0 7 15 Use a logical
reasoning.
The temperature of the ice water Make a table or
was 0°C list.
Write a number
sentence.
Solve a simpler
problem.
Answer Key
References

Lumbre, Angelina P., and Alvin C. Ursua. 2016. 21St Century Mathematics 5
Textbook. Quezon City: Vibal Group, Inc.

Bamba, Nelia D., and Carmelita C. Coronel.2010. MATHEMATICS for a Better Life 5
Textbook. Quezon City: SD Publications, Inc.

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