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?