MATH VI

Are you Ready?

Let’s find out.

Test 1: CHANGE EACH FRACTION TO AN EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS WITH

THE GIVEN DENOMINATOR.

1. 1
=
6 24

2. 2
=
4 12

3. 1
=
2 8

4. 2
=
3 9

5. 4
=
5 10

TEST II:

A. FIND THE LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR

5 , 1 , 1
1.
7 4 2

2 , 1 , 2
2.
10 5 3

1 , 3 , 1
3.
3 4 6

3 , 4 , 10
4.
10 3 15
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2 , 1 , 2
5.
6 8 3

B. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING TO THE LOWEST TERM

4
1.
6

6
2.
9

3. 4
12

4. 16
32

5
5.
25

LESSON 1: Add and Subtract Simple Fractions and Mixed Number With out or with
Regrouping

In this lesson, you will learn to add dissimilar fraction in simple and mixed forms
without and with regrouping in the sum.

Study the example below.

5 5 5
+ + =
25 25 25
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Step A.

Write the equivalent forms of the given fractions.

3 6 9 12
= , ,
4 8 12 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
= , , , , ,
2 4 6 8 10 12 14

4 8 12 16
= , ,
6 12 18 24

Step B.

Look for the Leasr Common Denominator (LCD) among common denominator of
the equivalent fractions.

LCD = 12

Step C.
3 1 4
Add the fractions equivalent to 4 , 2 and 6 . Reduce to lowest term if
necessary. Add the whole numbers if there ar any. Change the sum to the lowest terms if
necessary.

3 9
1 = 1
4 12

1 6
=
2 12

4 8
+ =
6 12
23 11
1 = 2
12 12

11
The sum is 2
12
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NOW, TRY TO ADD THIS. FOLLOW THE STEPS.

1 2 1
3 + + = N
5 3 6

Step A. Find the equivalent fractions of 1/5, 2/3 and 1/6

Step B. Look for the LCD among the equivalent fractions.

Step C. Add the fractions equivalent to 1/5, 2/3 abd 1/6. Add the whole numbers,
if there are any. Change the sum to the lowest term if necessary.

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Here’s another example. Study it.

5 2 1 1
+ 4 + + 5 = N
6 10 5 2

Step A.

5 10 15 20 25
=
6 12 18 24 30

2 4 6 8
4 =
10 20 30 40
1 2 3 4 5 6
=
5 10 15 20 25 30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5 =
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
18 20 22 24 26 28 30

Step B. LCD = 30
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Step C.

2 2
=
4 4

1 1
5 = 5
2 2

2 2
=
4 4

1 2
+5 = 5
2 4

1 22 11
5 or 10 or 10
2 30 15
ADD THE FOLLOWING. FOLLOW THE STEPS.

8 6 3 1
+ 12 + 8 + = N
12 8 9 6
Step A.

Step B.

Step C.

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW YOU ARE READY FOR
THE GROUP DISCUSSION.
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Here’s how to add the following without showing the steps one by one.

1 6
=
2 12

2 8
15 = 15 5
3 12

4 8
8 = 8
6 12

1 3
+ =
4 12

25 1
23 = 25
12 12

ADD THE FOLLOWING AS SHOWN ABOVE.

1 2 1
+ 3 + 6 = N
4 3 6

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.
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 To add dissimilar fractions in simple and mixed forms, get the LCD. Then add the
equivalent fractions using the LCD. Add the whole numbers if there are any. Reduce the
sum to the lowest term, if necessary.

Example:

9 9
15 = 3
16 16

7 14
=
8 16

1 8
10 = 10
2 16

3 12
+ =
4 16

43 11
13 = 15
16 16

ADD THE FOLLOWING:

1 1 4 1
1. + 5 + + 12 =
9 2 3 6

3 5 1 4
2. 4 + 5 + + =
5 9 3 15

5 5 1 1
3. + 6 + + 3 =
9 8 3 18

1 2 4 7
4. + 4 + + =
2 3 6 4

6 2 1
5. + + =
14 7 2

5 2 1 6
6. + 6 + 9 + + =
6 10 5 3
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7. 4 1 2 5
+ + 18 + =
8 4 3 6

6 2 1
8. + 11 + 4 =
9 3 27

8 6 3
9. 6 + 3 + =
12 8 9

48 12 7
10. + + 5 =
16 32 8

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HANDA TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Adding Fractions In Mixed Forms

In this lesson, you will learn to add mixed forms with regrouping .

Study the example below.

7 7 7 7
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = N
8 8 8 8

Step 1. Write the whole numbers in one column and the fractions in another column.

1
1
4
1
3
4
3
2
4
1
+ 4
4
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Step 2. Add the Fractions first.

1
1
4
1
3
4
3
2
4
1
+ 4
4

6
4

Step 1. Write the whole numbers in one column and the fractions in another column.

1
1
4
1
3
4
3
2
4
1
+ 4
4

6 2 1
12 = 13 = 13
4 4 2

The sum is 13 1
2
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TRY TO ADD THESE MIXED FORMS. FOLLOW THE STEPS.

6 6 6 6 6
12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = N
4 4 4 4 4

Step 1. Write the whole numbers in one column and the fractions in another column.

1
3
3
1
2
2

+ 4 3
4

Step 2. Change the unlike fractions to like fractions

1 4
3 = 3
3 12
1 6
3 = 2
3 12
3 9
+ 4 = 3
2 12

Step 3. Add the whole numbers. Then add the common fractions. Reduce the answers to
lowest term. If necessary.

1 4
3 = 3
3 12
1 6
3 = 2
3 12
3 9
+ 4 = 3
2 12

19 7
= 9 = 10
12 12
7
The Sum is 10
12
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ADD THESE MIXED FORMS. FOLLOW THE STEPS.

1 1 5 3
4 + 2 + 5 + 6 = N
3 2 6 4

STEP 1.

STEP 2.

STEP 3.

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWER, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE READY
FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Now, here’s how to add these mixed forms without showing each step.

A. 5 B. 1 3
3 12 = 12
7 8 24
1 2 16
4 2 = 2
7 3 24
6 3 18
1 8 = 8
7 4 24
3 1 4
2 1 = 1
7 6 24

8 3 6
+ 1 + 4 = 4
7 12 24

23 2 47 23
11 = 14 27 = 28
7 7 24 24
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ADD THE FOLLOWING AS SHOWN ON PAGE 15.

A.
5 11 1 2 15
4 + 2 + + 6 + 6 =
18 18 18 18 18

B.
4 1 3 5
9 + 8 + 3 + 2 =
5 2 4 10

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Remember

 To add mixed forms, you must follow these steps.

Step 1. Write the whole numbers in one column and the fractions in another
column.
Step 2. Change the unlike fractions to like fractions.

Step 3. Add the fractions first. Add the whole numbers next. Reduce the
answers to the lowest terms, if necessary.

Example:

2 4
24 = 24
6 12

2 8
13 = 13
3 12

1 3
+ 10 = 10
4 12

= 15 = 3 = 1
47 48 48
12 12 4
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ADD THE FOLLOWING. REDUCE THE SUM TO THE LOWEST TERM, IF NECESSARY.

4 3 1 3 1
1. 15 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 5 =
5 4 2 10 4

5 5 2 14
2. 2 + 4 + 10 + 15 =
16 16 16 16

5 3 4 2 3
3. 7 + 5 + 9 + 15 + 10 =
6 6 6 6 6

4 2 5 3
4. 1 + 4 + 7 + 6 =
5 5 5 5

2 2 1
5. 24 + 13 + 10 =
6 3 4

5 3 2
6. 5 + 11 + 12 =
5 4 10

5 1 1 1
7. 8 + 7 + 2 + 3 =
15 2 6 5

8. 2 1 2 5
3 + 2 + 4 + 15 =
10 2 3 8

9. 3 1 2
25 + 42 + 32 =
9 9 9

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.
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Subtracting Fractions

You learned how to add similar fractions in the past lessons. Now, we will lear
how to subtract similar fractions.

Here is an example. Let’s do it step by step.

9
8

3
-
8

Step 1. Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend.

9
8

3
-
8
6

Step 2. Write the same denominator for the difference.

9
8

3
-
8
6

8
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Step 3. Change the difference to the lowest term if necessary. This is done by dividing
without a remainder the numerator and the denominator by the same number.

9
8

3
-
8
6
8
6÷2 3
=
8÷2 4

The difference of 9 3 is 3
-
8 8 4

HERE ARE THE FRACTIONS FOR YOU TO SUBTRACT. YOU MAY LOOK AT THE
EXAMPLE IF YOU NEED HELP. FOLLOW THE STEPS.

15
20
-
9
20

Step 1. Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend.

15
20
-
9
20

Step 2. Write the same denominator for the difference.

15
20
-
9
20
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Step 3. Change the difference to the lowest term if necessary.

15
20
-
9
20

The difference of 15 -
15 is ____________.
20 20

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWER, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE READY
FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

NOW LET’S SUBTRACT THESE FRACTIONS.

8
10
-
2
10

Step 1.
8
10
-
2
10

Step 2.
8
10
-
2
10

6
10
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Step 3.
8
10
-
2
10

6 ÷2 3
=
10 ÷ 2 5

The difference of 8 2 is 3
-
10 10 5

SUBTRACT THESE FRACTIONS STEP BY STEP.

18
9
-
6
9

Step 1.
18
9
-
6
9

Step 2.

18
9
-
6
9
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Step 3.
18
9
-
6
9

÷
=
÷

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Now’s let subtract the following without showing the step.

8
12
-
3
12

5
12

Subtract the following as shown above.

4
21
-
1
21

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.
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Examples:

a) 12 b)b) 20
16 18
- -
4 1
16 18

8 1 19 1
= = 1
16 2 18 18

c) 15
10
-
5
10

10
= 1
10

SUBTRACT THE FOLLOWING:

1) 4 2) 9 3) 6
21 10 8
- - -
1 3 4
21 10 8

4) 6 5) 50 6) 10
7 100 11
- -- -
3 30 2
7 100 11
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7) 8 8) 15 9) 17
8 25 20
- - -
2 10 9
8 25 20

10)
14
30
-
8
30

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Subtracting Fractions from Mixed Numbers

1
Rename 2
8

(Think 1 > 1 )
8 8

1 1
2 = 1 + 1 =
8 8
8 1 9
= 1 + = 1
8 8 8
+
1 9
2 = 1
8 8

4 4
- 2 = -
8 8
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2. 3.
Subtract the fractions Short form
and the whole
numbers.

1 9
2 = 1
1 9 8 8
2 = 1
8 8
4 4
=
4 4 8 8
- =
8 8
5
5 8
1
8

A. Subtract these.

1) 4 2) 3 3) 13
10 16 17
12 4 15

1 1 1
- - -
12 4 15

4) 1 5) 3
15 20
6 16

5 7
- -
6 16

B.

3 8
1. 15 - =
9 9

2. 2 5
25 - =
8 8
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3. 5 7
18 - =
12 12

5 10
4. 13 - =
15 15

3 7
5. 30 - =
8 8

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Remember

 To add dissimilar fractions in simple and mixed form, get the LCD. Then add the
equivalent fractions us the LCD. Add the whole numbers if there are any. Reduce
the sum to the lowest term, if necessary.

Example:

9 9
3 = 3
16 16
7 14
=
8 16

1 8
10 = 10
2 16
-
3 12
=
4 16

43 11
10 = 15
16 16
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 To add dissimilar fractions in simple and mixed forms, get the LCD. Then add
the equivalent fractions using the LCD. Add the whole numbers if the are any.
Reduce the sum to the lowest term, if necessary.

Example:

9 9
3 = 3
16 6

7 14
=
8 16

1 8
10 = 10
2 16

3 11
=
4 16

43 11
13 = 15
16 16

 To subtract similar fractions, subtract the numerators, and use the same
denominator for the difference.

If necessary, change the diefference to the lowest term, or if the difference is an

improper fractions, change it to a mixed form or whole number.
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Self-Test Lesson – 1

Solve for the correct answer.

4 1 1 1
1. 8 + 7 + 2 + 3 = N
15 2 6 5

8 2
2. - = N
8 8

3 8
3. 15 - = N
9 9

5
4. 3
7
1
4
7
6
1
7

8
+ 1
7

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

LESSON 2:
Solve Routine and Non-Routine Problems Involving Addition and or Subtraction of
Fractions using Appropriate Problem Solving Strategies and Tools.

In this lesson, you will learn to solve two-steo word problem about addition and
subtraction of fractions.
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Here’s a problem. Read it carefully.

1
Carmina gathered 5 dozens of eggs from her family’s poultry project
2

1
on Thursday and 3 dozens eggs on Friday. How many dozens did she
4

gather in two days? How many more dozens eggs did she gather on Thursday than on
Friday?

Here’s how to solve the problem step by step.

Step 1. Write the givens facts.

1
Given: 5 dozens of eggs gathered on Thursday
2

1
3 dozens of eggs gathered on Friday
4

Step 2. Write down what is asked in the problem.

Question asked: the number of dozens of eggs of Carmina gathered in two

days. The number of dozen on Thursday than on Friday.

Step 3. Write down the operations to be used.

Operations: a) Addition

b) Subtraction
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Step 4. Write down the number sentences.

Number sentence:

a) 1 1
5 + 3 = N1
2 4

b) 1 1
5 - 3 = N2
2 4

Where: N1 stands for the number of dozens of eggs gathered in two days.

N2 stands for the difference between the dozens of eggs on Thursday

and Friday.

Step 5. Solve the problem.

Solution:

a) 1 1
5 + 3 = N1
2 4

1 2
5 = 5
2 4

1 1
+ 3 = 3
4 4

N1 = 3
8 Dozens of eggs in all.
4

b) 1 1
5 - 3 = N2
2 4

1 2
5 = 5
2 4

1 1
- 3 = 3
4 4

N2 = 1
2 More dozenz of egg on
4
Thursday than Friday
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SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FOLLOW THE STEPS.

1 3 1
A baker bought 6 3 kg of butter. He use 4 kg for a cake 2 kg for
cookies. How many kg of butter were not use

Step 1. Write down the given facts.

Step 2. Write down what is asked in the problem.

Step 3. Write down the operations to be used.

Step 4. Write down the number sentences.

Step 5. Solve the problem.

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Here’s another problem. Read it carefully.

2
Myrna bought 6 dozens of eggs. She sold 4 dozens eggs in her
3

sari-sari store and cooked 1 dozen for her family. How many dozens of eggs
4
remained with Myrna?

Step 1. Given facts:

2
6 Dozens of eggs bought
3

4 Dozens of eggs sold

1
Dozens eggs cooked
4
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Step 2. Question asked:

The number of dozens of eggs remained with Myrna

Step 3. Operation to be used:

a. Addition
b. subtraction

Step 4. Number sentence:

1
a) 4 + = M
4

6 2
b) + M = N
3

Where: M Stands for the number of dozens of eggs sold and

cooked

N Stands for the number of dozens of eggs that

remained with Myrna

Step 4. Solution:

a) 4
1
+
4

4 1 Dozens of eggs sold and cooked

4
b) 2 8
6 + 6
3 12
+ 4 1 + 4 3
4 12

4 1
Dozens of eggs left
4
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NOW, SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. FOLLOW THE STEPS. USE THE ANSWER SHEET.

Mr. Ramos bought 20 gallons of paint for the painting of classroom. The painter

use 15 1 gallons on the first day. 2 gallons on the second day, and 1 1 gallons on
2 8
the third day. How many gallons were not used?

Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Step 5.

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Here’s how to solve a word problem witho showing the steps one by one.

Problem:
1 1
Mrs. Casas bought 2 chickens for lunch. One weighed 2 8 kg and the other
1
weighed 1 3 kg. Find the weight of the two chickens. Find also the difference in
4
their weight.

Solution:

2 1 2
a) = 2
2 4
+ 1 3 = 1 3
4 4

3 5 kg. weight of the 2 chickens.

4
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b) 2 1 2 6
= 2 = 1
2 4 4
1 3 3 3
- = 1 = 1
4 4 4

3 kg. difference in the weight of 2

4 chickens.

NOW, SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. FOLLOW THE STEPS. USE THE ANSWER SHEET.

Miss Cruz has 6 meters of ribbon. The first gift tool 1 ; the second gift,
6
1 meters; and the third gift, 1 meter. How many more meters of
3 4
ribbon did Ms. Cruz have after using it for gift wrapping.

Solution:

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Remember:

In this module, you have learned to solve word problems about addition and
subtractions of fractions.

Step 1. Know the given facts.

Step 2. Know what is asked in the problem.

Step 3. Determine the operation to be used.

Step 4. Write down the number sentence.

Step 5. Solve the problem.

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Self-Test (Lesson 2)
READ EACH PROBLEM CAREFULLY ABD SOLVE IT.

1) Mrs. Mendoza bought home a big cake. She slice the cake into 8 equal parts. She

1 1
took one part and gave of it to Nelia and to Mila. What fraction
4 3
of the cake was left with Mrs. Mendoza?

2) Aling Cely bought 10 3 meters of cloth for the school uniform of her
4
3 daughters. She used 1 1 for the uniform of her youngest daughter
2
and 2 meters for the uniform of her second daughter. How many meters were

left for her eldest daughter’s uniform?

3) Luz bought 8 kg of ground beef. She used 3 kg for cooking, pancit and 1 kg
6 3
for cooking chopseuy. How much ground beef was left with Luz?

4) A store owner had 50 kg of sugar. He repacked 9 1 the morning and 11 kg in

2
the afternoon. How much sugar did he need to repack?

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Lesson

3
Creater Problems with Reasonable Answers Involving Addition and or Subtractions of
Fractions.

In this module you will learn to solve word problems about addition of dissimilar
fractions.
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Here’s a problem. Read it carefully.

Tony gathered eggs from his poultry farm. He gathered 10 3 dozen eggs on
4
Monday, 15 1 dozen of eggs on Tuesday, 9 3 dozen of eggs on Wednesday,
3 6
and 12 4 dozen eggs on Thursday. How many eggs did he gather in all?
8

Here’s how to solve the problem step by step.

Step 1: Write down the given facts.

10 3
Given: 4 dozen eggs gathered on Monday

15 1
3 dozen eggs gathered on Tuesday

9 3
6 dozen eggs gathered on Wednesday

12 4
8 dozen eggs gather on Thursday

Step 2: Write down what os asked in the problem.

Question asked: The number of eggs Tony gathered in all.

Step 3: Write down the operation to be used.

Operartion: Addition.

Step 4: Write down the number sentence.

Number sentence:

10 3 + 15 1 + 9 3 + 12 4 = N
4 3 6 8
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Step 5: Solve the problem.

Solution:
18
= 10
24
15 1 8
= 15
3 24

9 3 12
= 9
6 24

12 4 12
+ = 12
8 24

N = 46 12 = 12 28
24 24
= 48 12 dozen eggs gathered on 4 days.
24

SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. FOLLOW THE STEPS.

Mrs. Reyes brought home three bags of atis. The first bag contained

5 1 kilograms, the second bag contained 65 12 kilograms, and the third bag
2 23
contained 8 3 kilograms. How many kilograms of atis in all did Mrs. Reyes bring
4
home?

Step 1. Write down the given facts.

Step 2. Write down what is asked in the problem.

Step 3. Write down the operation to be used.

Step 4. Write down the number sentence.

Step 5. Solve the problem.

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.
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CREATE A PROBLEM OUT OF THE GIVEN FACTS

IN THE FOLLOWING STEPS

Step 1. Given facts:

3
Hour watering the garden
4

1
Hour cleaning the lawn
2

2
Hour making a compost pit
3

Step 2. Question asked:

The number of hours the gardener worked.

Step 3. Operation to be used:

Addition

Step 4. Number sentence:

3 1 2
+ + = N
4 2 3
Step 4. Number sentence:
3 9
=
4 12

1 6
=
2 12

+ 2 3
=
3 12

23 11
= 1 hour
12 12
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Remember:

Follow steps when solving problems.

Self-Test (Lesson 3)
CREATE ANOTHER PROBLEM USING THE DATA IN THE FOLLOWING STEPS. WRITE
THE PROBLEM INSIDE THE BOX.

Here’s how to solve the problem step by step.

Step 1 . Write down the given fact.

Given: 50 meters of cloth bought

meters of cloth used in the living room and dinning room.

Step 2 . Write down what is asked in the problem.

Question asked: The number of meters left for the other room.

Step 3. Write down the operation to be used.

Operation: Subtractions

Step 4. Write down the number sentence.

1
Number sentence: 50 - 22 = N
2
Step 4. Solution

1 3
12 = 12
2 6

1 2
- 5 = 5
3 6

1
7 kg of tomatoes left
6
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NOW, SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. FOLLOW THE STEPS. USE THE ANSWER SHEET.
3
Eric gathered from his poultry farm 8 dozen eggs on Saturday. On Sunday,
4
1
he gathered 6 dozen eggs. How many more dozen eggs did he gather on Saturday,
5
than on Sunday?

Step 1 . Given Facts:

Step 2 . Question asked:

Step 3. Operation to be used:

Step 4 . Number sentence:

Step 5 . Solution:

AFTER WRITING YOUR ANSWERS, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR THE GROUP DISCUSSION.

Here’s how to solve a word problem without showing the steps one by one.

Problem:
3 1
A farmer harvested 6 sacs of peanuts. He sold 5 sacks. How many
5 3
sack of peanuts were left?

Solution:
3 9
6 = 6
- 5 15
1 5
5 = 5
3 15

4
1 Sack of peanuts were not sold
15
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Summary

In this module, you have learned the following:

1. Adding dissimilar fractions in simple and mixed forms.

Example:

1 4
=
2 8
1 1
14 = 14
8 8

+ 3 6
=
4 8

11 3
= 14 = 15
8 8
Adding mixed forms

Example:
3 30
14 = 15
6 60

9 54
2 = 2
10 60

10 40
5 = 3
15 60

4 48
1 = 1
5 60

172 11 11
= 21 = 14 = 14
8 8 8

 To add mixed forms, you must follow these steps.

Step 1. Write the whole numbers in one column and the fractions in
another column.
Step 2. Change the unlike fractions to like fractions.
Step 3. Add the fractions first. Add the whole numbers next. Reduce the
answers to the lowest term, if necessary.
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In this module, you have learned to solve word problems about addition and
subtractions of fractions.

Step 1. Know the given facts.

Step 2. Know what is asked in the problem.

Step 3. Determine the operation to be used.

Step 4. Write down the number sentence.

Step 5. Solve the problem.