Mathematics 6

First Quarter, Module 1

Answer Key

Activity 1 (Adding simple fractions and mixed Activity 4 (Solving non-routine problems involving
numbers without or with regrouping) addition of fraction using appropriate problem-solving
strategies and tools)
Example 1.
 Interactive Phase  Number of hours they spent in walking
1 1 1 6
1.) 7 2.) 11 2 hours and 1 hour
3 5 8 7
 altogether
Activity 2 (Subtracting simple fractions and mixed  addition
numbers without or with regrouping) 1 6
 Interactive Phase 2 +1 =N
8 7
1 7 1
1.) 2.) 9 2
12 10 8
+
Activity 3 (Solving routine problems involving 6
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addition and subtraction of fractions using 7
appropriate problem-solving strategies and tools)
 Interactive Phase
1.) 55
 They walked 3 hours
 Number of hours spent in the garden 56
3 2 altogether.
 hour preparing the soil and hour
4 3 Let’s Try
planting  The total distance she walked.
 Addition 1 1
3 2  km on Friday, km on Saturday and 1 km on
 + =N 2 3
4 3 Sunday.
5  Total
 She spent 1 hours in the garden
12  Addition
3 1 1
 + + 1=N
4 2 3
+ 1 3
2 
2 6
3 1 2
5 +
3 6
1
12 1
5 5 5
2.) 1 = 1 km (She walked 1 km in
6 6 6
 Number of hours needed to complete her all.)
schedule. Activity 5 (Solving non-routine problems involving
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3 Hour each day and
 hour spent in subtraction of fractions using appropriate problem-
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reading. solving strategies and tools)
Example 1.
 Subtraction  The remaining cake
1 1
3 2  5 cakes, 1 of a cake given to Aling Rosa.
 − =N 4 2
4 3  Left
1  Subtraction
 hour needed to complete her schedule. 1 1
12  5 −1 =N
Since we cannot subtract 1 by 2, we need to

3 4 2 regroup. Take 1 from the whole number 5 and add

it to the fraction that we need to regroup which is
5
4 9 1 4
1 4 1 1
12  5 5 + .Express 1 as a fraction similar to . So, we
- 4 4 4 4 4
2 1 2 4 1 4 5
3 8 - 1 - 1 have . Therefore, + =
2 4 4 4 4 4
12
1 3
3 3
12 4 There were 3 of cakes left.
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 Let’s Try
 Part of the melon left.
1 3
 2 melon and 1 of the melon.
2 4
 Left
1 3
 Subtraction • 2 −1 = N
6 2 4
1
1 2 4
 2 2 +
2 4 4
3 3
- 1 - 1 3
4 4 There’s part of the melon left for
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3 the next meal.
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