Solves Non-Routine Problems Involving
Multiplication with or without
Addition or Subtraction of Fractions
and Mixed Fractions Using Appropriate
Problem Solving Strategies and Tools
Prepared by: Ms. Genelene B. Fernandez
Bulihan Elementary School
GMA, Cavite
Review
CHARADE
(Call 4 volunteers who will serve as the actors.
The pupils will act to show the following words
without saying any words)
Motivation
• What is he doing?
• Why do think the boy
is saving up?
• Is it important to save
money? Why?
Problem Opener
Michael saved P 200.00. He used
½ of it to buy a bag and and ½
of his remaining money to buy a
book. What fraction of his
money was left? How much was
left?
• What is asked in the problem?
• What are the given facts?
• How can you solve the problem?
• What is the number sentence?
• Show the solution.
Group Work
Answer the following problems.
What comes next in the given set of number?
1. 1 , 1 , 4 , 135 , ____
2
2
5 5 128
2. 3
1 , 83 , 34 , 2 , ____
5 1 2
5 5 5
Pair Work
• Solve
Ken planted a mongo seed. He
noticed that the seed grew 1/5 times
larger than the previous week. This
week, he measured the plant and
found out that it is 10 cm tall. How
tall will the plant be two weeks from
now?
Solution
Height
Present 10 cm
1st week 12 cm
2nd week
10 x
1 = 2
5
The plant will grow 2 cm taller, so it will
become 12 cm.
12 x 1 = 1 = 2
2
5 2 5
5 week, it will grow
During the second 2
2
cm.
5
After the second week, the height of the plant
2
will be 14 5 cm.
Da
Read and solve the following problems.
3
1. Mang Daniel had 4 hectares of
4
3
land. He used 5 in planting
1
mango trees , and in planting santol
4
trees. What fraction of Mang Daniel’s land is
planted with trees?
1 2
2. Rowena has meter of red ribbon, 1
2 3
2
meters of yellow ribbon. She used of it
5
for her project. How much ribbon did she
used for her project?
Generalization
What are the steps in solving word
problems?
Why is it important to check your
answer?
Evaluation
Solve the following problems.
1. Rica can drink 1 liters of water in a
3
2
day. How many liters of water can she drink
1
in 5 days if on the 5th day she drank liters
4
more?
4
2. The laborers can finish cementing 5
kilometer of road in a day. How many
kilometers of road can they finish if they work
1
for 10
2 days?
Enrichment
Solve the following problems. Show your neat
and complete solution. 2
1. A rectangular lot is 10 3 meter long and
3
meters wide. If 1 meters wide
5
8 2
pavement is place around the lot, what is the
area of the lot not covered by the pavement?