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Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Solve Routine and Non-Routine
Problems Involving Addition And/Or
Subtraction of Fractions
Mathematics – Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Solve Routine and Non-Routine Problems Involving Addition
And/ Or Subtraction of Fractions
First Edition, 2020

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Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Solve Routine and Non-Routine
Problems Involving Addition
And/Or Subtraction of Fractions
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Mathematics – Grade 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)

Module on Solve Routine and Non-Routine Problems Involving Addition and/or
Subtraction of Fractions!
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Module on Solve Routine and Non-Routine Problems Involving Addition and/or
Subtraction of Fractions!
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 What I Need to Know

Problem solving is one of the components of Mathematics. It is a necessary skill to

learn because we encounter Math problems every day.

So, this module will help you understand and learn the steps used to get the right
solution.

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

1. solve routine and non-routine problems involving addition and

subtraction of fractions using appropriate problem-solving strategies and
tools (M6NSIa-87.3).

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 What I Know

Read, analyze and solve the problem.

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1. During the quarantine period, Roderick decided to make 5 liters of buko juice
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and 5 liters of calamansi juice to be given for the frontliners of their barangay.
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How many liters of juice did he prepare? How much more calamansi juice did
he prepare than buko juice?

a. What data are needed?

b. What are you asked to find?

c. What operation is needed for the first question?

d. Write the number sentence.

e. What is the answer?

f. What operation is needed for the 2nd question?

g. Write a mathematical sentence for the 2 nd question.

h. The answer is __________.

3 1
2. A deliveryman drove 5 hours one day and then 6 hours the next day. How
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much more time did he spend driving on the second day?

a. Equation:

b. Answer with correct label:

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 Lesson Solve Word Problems
Involving Addition and
1 Subtraction of Fractions

Problem solving is a mathematical process. It often requires procedures or steps to

be able to arrive at an answer easily and systematically but, there are instances that
they require your imagination.

Let’s solve some Math problems to apply the skills you’ve learned on how to add and
subtract fractions and deepen your understanding of the concepts.

What’s In

Let’s see how fast you can solve this. Just remember the steps in adding and
subtracting fractions.

1 3 1 7 2
1. + + = 6. - =
6 6 6 8 8

4 3 1 1
2. 15 + = 7. - =
5 5 4 5

7 3 3 3
3. + = 8. 10 - =
8 9 4 8

8 5 1 1
4. 6 + = 9. 26 - 10 =
10 6 2 4

3 9 1 8 7
5. 4 + + 10 = 10. 64 - 33 =
5 10 8 9 6

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 What’s New

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Adela spends her free time in reading novels. Each day she spends hour. A friend
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came in and she has already read for hour. To complete her schedule, how much
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longer does she need to read?

a. How does Adela spend her free time?

b. What about you, how do you spend your free time?

c. Why do you have to use your free time wisely?

What is It

Let’s analyze and solve the problem using the following steps.

a. See/Know/Understand

1. What is asked in the problem?

The number of hours Adela needs to read.

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 2. What are the given facts?

3
hour Adela needs in reading
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2
hour she already spent reading
3

3. What operation should be used?

Subtraction

4. What is/are the hidden questions? None

b. Plan

What is the number sentence?

3 2
- =N
4 3

c. Solve

3 9
=
4 12

2 8
- =
3 12

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d. Check

To check, add the difference and the subtrahend to get the minuend.

1 8 9 3
+ = =
12 12 12 4

We were able to get the minuend (the time spends in reading). Therefore, our
answer is correct.

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Adela still needs hour to read.
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Let’s have more examples.

Example 1.

Carmelita wants to cover her study table and office table. She measured the length
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as follows: Study table is meter and the office table meter. What is the total length?
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What is their difference in length?

a. See/Know/Understand

1. What is asked in the problem?

The total length of the study table and the office table.

The difference in length of the study table and the office table.

2. What are the given facts?

3
meter – length of the study table
4

3
meter – length of the office table
5

3. What operation should be used?

Addition and Subtraction

4. What is/are the hidden questions? None

b. Plan

What is the number sentence?

3 3
+ =N - for the first question
4 5

3 3
- =N - for the second question
4 5

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c. Solve

For the 1st question For the 2nd question

3 15 3 15
= =
4 20 4 20

3 12 3 12
+ = - =
5 20 5 20

27 7 3
=1
20 20 20

d. Check

You can simply go back to your solution.

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Therefore, 1 meter is total length of the study table and the office table
20

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and meter is difference in length of the study table and the office table.
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Example 2.

During the quarantine period, Pedro decided to plant vegetables on their vacant lot.
3 1
After 3 months, he harvested 3 kg of eggplant and 2 kg of tomatoes. How many kg
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of vegetables did he harvest in all?

a. See/Know/Understand

1. What is asked in the problem?

The total number of kg of vegetables Pedro harvested.

2. What are the given facts?

3
3 kg of eggplant
4

1
2 kg of tomatoes
4

3. What operation should be used?

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4. What is/are the hidden questions? None

b. Plan

What operation shall we use to solve the problem?

Select your own strategy. You may use bar model.

Add the mixed fractions.

3 1
3 + 2
4 4

c. Solve

3
3
4

1
+ 2
4

4
5 =6
4

d. Check

You can simply go back to your solution or you may go back to your
illustration.

Therefore, Pedro harvested 6kg of vegetables in all.

Example 3.

1 2 3
Mother bought 1 kg of pork, 2 kg of beef, and kg of chicken. How many kilograms
2 3 4
of meat did Mother buy in all?

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a. See/Know/Understand

1. What is asked in the problem?

The number of kilograms of meat Mother bought in all.

2. What are the given facts?

1 2 3
1 kg of pork, 2 kg of beef, kg of chicken
2 3 4

3. What operation should be used?

Addition

b. Plan

Select your own strategy. You may use bar model.

First, find the least common denominator. Then write equivalent fractions
using the LCD. Finally, do the operation.

1 6
1 =1
2 12

2 8
2 =2
3 12

3 9
=
4 12

c. Solve

1 6
1 = 1
2 12

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 2 8
2 = 2
3 12

3 9
+ =
4 12

23 11 11
3 =3+1 =4
12 12 12

d. Check

You can simply go back to your solution or you may go back to your
illustration.

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Therefore, Mother bought 4 kg of meat in all.
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What’s More

A. Where does the following information belong? Choose the letter of the correct
answer inside the box.

a. Understand b. Plan
c. Solve d. Check

_____ 1. What is the total length?

1 3 1
_____ 2. 2 + +1 =N
2 4 10

_____ 3. Subtraction
2 1
_____ 4. plot of white roses; plot of red roses
3 2
3 3
_____ 5. 3 =3
4 4
1 2
-2 =2
2 4
1
1
4

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B. Read the problem and answer the questions about it. Write only the letter of
the correct answer.

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Karla needs 1 meters of cloth for a table runner and another 2 meters of
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cloth for placemats. How many meters of cloth did she need to buy?

1. What is asked?
a. The number of meters of cloth Karla needs for a table runner.
b. The number of meters of cloth Karla needs for placemats.
c. The number of meters of cloth Karla needs to buy for table
runner and for placemats.

2. What are given?

3 1
a. 1 meters of cloth for a table runner and 2 meters of cloth
4 2

for placemats
3
b. 1 meters of cloth for a table runner
4
1
c. 2 meters of cloth for placemats
2

3. What operation is needed?

a. addition
b. subtraction
c. addition and subtraction
4. What is the number sentence?
1 3
a. 2 -1 =N
2 4
1 3
b. 2 +1 =N
2 4
1 3 1
c. (2 + 1 ) - 2 = N
2 4 2

5. The answer is _____.

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a. Karla needs to buy 1 meters of cloth.
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4
b. Karla needs to buy 3 meters of cloth.
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1
c. Karla needs to buy 4 meters of cloth.
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C. Study the table.

Ingredients for a Pastry Recipe

1 3
2 cups of flour cup grated cheese
3 4

1
cup minced raisins 1 egg
2

1
cup chopped nuts 1 cup milk
3

Answer the questions:

1. What is the total amount of ingredients?

2. What ingredients is the least in amount needed?

3. What is the difference between the biggest amount of ingredient needed and
the total amount of ingredient?

4. What is the difference between the cup of milk and the grated cheese?

What I Have Learned

Steps in Solving Word Problems

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 What I Can Do

Read, analyze and solve the problems. Answer the questions that follow.

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1. Dolor had 4 boxes of books. She unpacked 2 of the boxes. How many more
2 2

does she need to unpack?

a. What data are needed?

b. What operation is needed?

c. Write the mathematical sentence.

d. Solve the problem.

e. The answer is __________.

1 1
2. Luisa ate 2 guavas and Eduardo ate 1 guavas. How many guavas were eaten
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in all? Who ate more? By how much?

a. What data are needed?

b. How will you solve the first question?

c. What is the answer?

d. Write a number sentence for the 2nd question.

e. The logical answer is ___________.

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 Assessment

Solve the following by answering what is asked for.

1 1
1. Ana is baking some puto. She needs 5 cups of flour. She has 1 cups in her
4 2
jar. How much flour does she need to buy?

a. What are you asked to find?

b. What data are needed?

c. What operation is needed?

d. Write the number sentence.

e. Solve it and label your answer.

1 1
2. She also needs 3 cup of water and 1 cup of milk? What is the total
4 2
amount of liquid she needs? Which is more? By how much?

a. What data are needed?

b. How will you solve the first question?

c. What is the answer?

d. Write a number sentence for the 2nd question.

e. The answer is ___________.

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 Additional Activities

A. Study the graph. Answer the questions.

Graph of the Most Read Books in the Library

Horror

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21

Romance 1 1
21 3 Fantasy

1
7
Mystery 2
7

Action and
Adventure

1. Which book is read by most people? Which is read the least?

2. What is their combined patronage?

3. What is the difference between the book read by most and the least read
one?

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Assessment: Assessment: What I Can Do:
1
2. a. 3 cup of water 1. a. The amount of
4 1
1 flour Ana needs 1. a. 4 boxes of
1 cup of milk 2
2 to buy. 1
b. addition 1
books;2
2
1 1 b. 5 cups of
4 unpacked
c. 3
= 3
4 4 flour
1 2 b. subtraction
+1 =1 1 1 1
2 4 1 cups of flour c. 4 - 2 =
N
2 2 2
Additional she already 1 1
3 d. 4 - 2 = 2
Activities: 4 have 2 2
4
c. subtraction e. She needs to
A. 1. Fantasy; 1 1 1 1 unpack 2 more
Romance d. 3 -1 =N d. 5 N-1 =
4 2 4 2 boxes.
1 1 5 1 1 1
e. 3 =3 =2 e. 5 =5 2. a. 2 guavas
8 4 4 4 4 4 2
2. 1 2 2 1 2 1
21 - 1 = 1 =1 -1 =1 1 guavas
2 4 4 2 4 4
3
2 3 b. addition
4
3. 3 3 1 1 3
7 1 c. 2 + 1 = 3
4 She needs 3 2 4 4
4
3
water has 1 more cups of flour guavas eaten in
4
cups all
1 1
d. 2 - 1 = N
2 4
e. Luisa ate more
1
1 guavas.
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What’s More: What’s In: What I Know:
A. 1. a 5 What I Know: 1
A. 1. 1. a. 5 liters of
6 c. by addition 3
2. b 2
2. 16 1 4 buko juice;
3. a 5 d. 5 +5 =N 4
5 3 5 5 liters of
4. a 3. 1 7 5
24 e. 10 liters of
5. c 19 15 calamansi
4. 7 juice
B. 1. c 30 juice
5 f. subtraction
2. a 5. 15 b. How many
8 4 1
3. a 5 g. 5 − 5 = 𝑁 liters of juice
6. 5 3
4. b 8 7 did he prepare?
1 h. liters
7. 15 How much
5. c 20 1 3
11 3 2. a. 6 - 5 = N more
C. 1. 5 8. 10 2 4
12 8 3
1 b. hours calamansi
2. chopped 9. 16 4
4 juice did he
nuts 13
7 10. 30 prepare than
3. 3 18
12 buko juice?
1
4.
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Lesson 3
Answer Key
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DepEd (2016). K to 12 Curriculum Guide. Mathematics

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DepEd (2012). Lesson Guides in Elementary Mathematics Grade 6

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Fraction
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