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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 3:
Reading and Interpreting
Electric and Water Meter Readings

CO_Q4_Mathematics 6_ Module 3
Mathematics – Grade 6
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Quarter 4 – Module 3: Reading and interpreting electric and water meter readings
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 What I Know

A. Write the electric meter in kilowatt hour. Write your answer on

your answer sheet.

0 0 0 0
1 9 9 1 1 9 9 1
2 8 8 2 2 8 8 2
3 7 7 3 3 7 7 3
4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4
1. 5 5 5 5

0 0 0 0
1 9 9 1 1 9 9 1
2 8 8 2 2 8 8 2
3 7 7 3 3 7 7 3
4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4
2. 5 5 5 5

0 0 0 0
1 9 9 1 1 9 9 1
2 8 8 2 2 8 8 2
3 7 7 3 3 7 7 3
4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4
3. 5 5 5 5

B. Complete the table. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Present Reading Previous Reading Water Consumed (m3)

(m3) (m3)
4. 8978 8112

5. 1876 1753

6. 7872 7781

7. 5674 5585

8. 4955 4934

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 Lesson Reading and Interpreting
1 Electric and Water Meter
Readings
This module will focus on how introducing you to learning how to read and
interpret electric and water meters.

What’s In

Read and write the dials of the electric meter below. Write your answers
on your answer sheet.

1. Reading: kWh

2. Reading: kWh

3. Reading: m3

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 What’s New

Study the following meter readings:

1. Electric Meter

2. Water Meter

How do you read and interpret the electric and water reading above?

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 What is It

What is an electric meter?

An electric meter is a device that measures the energy transformed

from electrical sources to our devices at home. Most electrical meters at home
are located at a conspicuous place outside of a residence for quick access by
representatives of electrical companies to do their monthly readings.

Reading an electric meter

Reading your electric meter is easy. There are two types of electric
meters being used by electric companies. One is the Digital Type which
indicates kilowatt-hour (kWh) readings by digital numbers. The other is the
Dial Type which is the most commonly used electric meter. Consider the
following readings and how the final reading is determined.

Present Reading

Present Reading (kWh): 00199

Previous Reading (kWh): 00125
Previous Reading Electric Consumption: 74 kWh

An electric meter shows readings of energy. The unit of energy reflected in an

electric meter is the kiloWatt-hour (kW-h), a unit of measure that reflects the product
of power and time giving the quantity, energy. In an electric meter, notice that there
are five dials and inside each dial is a pointer which indicates the number to be read.
The pointers will alternately turn clockwise and counter clockwise. These dials
measure the number of kilowatt-hour (kWh) as devices are used for a particular
period of time.

The illustration shows the following meter reading on each dial:

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Dial E: The pointer is directly on the number 7. Record as 7.

Dial D: The pointer has just passed 4, and is between 4 and 5. Record the lower
value, 4.

Dial C: The next dial look like it is right on 8 but, the dial to its right has not passed
zero. So, record this as 7, the lower value.
Dial B: The pointer is between 2 and 3. Record the lower value which the pointer
just passed, 2.

Dial A: The dial has passed 6, and is between 6 and 7. Again, record the lower value,
6.

Thus, the electric meter reading is 62 747 kWh (kilowatt-hour).

Note: Always read the dials from the right to the left, starting from Dial E to Dial A.
Each dial will turn in the opposite direction, so if your first dial turns clockwise, the
second dial will turn anticlockwise. Be sure to remember this when recording your
reading. In general, if the meter dial (arrow) is in between two numbers, record the
number with the lower value.

Taking a digital electric meter reading

On a digital meter you should

record all the digits shown on the display.
It is not important to include any zeros at
the beginning. In the example, the meter
reading is 9410.

What is a Water Meter?

A water meter is a device that measures the volume of water delivered to a

property. Some water meters measure water in gallons while others measure
volumes in cubic feet. Most residential water meters are located near the curb or
sidewalk at the front of the property in a concrete "box." The water meter box will
have a metal or plastic lid and may be marked, "Water Meter."

Reading a Water Meter

The older style of water meter is with small dials. It looks like a series of small
clocks that turns clockwise, see the illustration that follows. The unit used for this
measurement is cubic meters (m3). The rules of reading a water meter with dials are
similar to the way an electric meter is being read but with the rightmost having the
greatest place value.

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 Meter Reading: 3518 m3

To read water meters:

1. Start reading from right to left (clockwise). Read the number by the pointer
of the dial. When the pointer is between two numbers, the lower number
is recorded.
2. If the pointer appears to be exactly on a number, check the next lower dial
to the right to find out the correct reading.
If the dial on the right has passed zero, then use the smaller number on the
dial you are reading.
3. Record the numbers from right to left as illustrated in the previous page.

Computing Water and Electric Consumption

To compute for water or electric consumption for a particular period of time,

simply subtract the previous reading from the present reading.

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 What’s More

A. Draw the pointers on the dials as shown in each item. Do this in your
answer sheet.

1. 03932 kWh.

2. 0164 m3

B. Give the reading of the following meter readings. Write your answer in
your answer sheet.

3. kWh

4. m3

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 What I Have Learned

Reading Electric Meters

To read electric meters:

1. Always read all the dials from right to left, starting from Dial E to A.
2. Read the number by the pointer of the dial. When the pointer is between two
numbers, the lower number is recorded.
3. If the pointer appears to be exactly on a number, check the dial to the right to
find out the correct reading.
• If the dial on the right has passed zero, then use the number that the pointer
is pointing to on the dial you are reading.
• If the dial has not passed zero, then make use of the smaller number on the
dial you are reading.

Reading Water Meters:

To read water meters:

1. Start reading from right to left (clockwise). Read the number based on the
pointer of the dial. When the pointer is between two numbers, the lower
number is recorded.
2. When the pointer is directly on the number, look at the dial to the right. If
it has passed zero, use the next higher number. If the dial has not passed
zero, use the lower number.
3. Record the numbers from right to left.

Computing Electric and Water Consumption

Simply subtract the previous reading from the present reading to compute
for water or electric consumption for a particular period of time.

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 What I Can Do

A. Read and solve the following problems. Write your answers on

your answer sheet.

1. The Dela Cruz Family closely monitors their electric consumption. The
figures below show the readings on their dials for the previous and
present month.

What is the electric consumption of Dela Cruz family for this month?

2. Irene’s record of her family’s water consumptions read this way:

Present Month

Present Month

How many cubic meters of water do they consume for this month?

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 Assessment

A. Give the reading for each meter. Write your answer in your answer sheet

1.

kWh

2.

kWh

3.

m3

B. Draw the dials to show the meter reading. Write your answer in your answer
sheet.

4. 2321 kWh

5. 1382 m3

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 Additional Activities

A. Write the water consumption given the present and previous water
meter readings. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

1. Present (7846) Previous (7698)

2. Present (6724) Previous (6596)

B. Below is a table of electric consumption. Complete the table. Write

your answers on your answer sheet.

Item Present Reading

Previous Reading (kWh) Kilowatt-hour Used
Number (kWh)

3 2345 3549

4 2350 4500

5 3570 4590

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2.

Answer Key

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 What I Know

A. Study the table below then answer the following questions.

Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Household Electric Meter Readings

Previous Readings Present Readings
(kWh) (kWh)
A 3140 3388
B 6395 6710
C 4706 4953
D 5215 5580
E 6535 6795

1. Which household consumed the most electricity?

2. Which household consumed the least electricity?

3. Which two households consumed almost the same energy in kWh?

B. Read and solve the following problems. Write your answers on

your answer sheet.

4. Reyes family’s water consumption is 117 m3. If their previous water

meter reading was 0531, what is their present water meter reading?

5. Last month, the water meter reading of a household was 1552 m3.
The following month, it was 1596 m3. If the basic charge of water
consumption per cubic meter is ₱2.55, how much will they need to
pay?

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 Solve Routine and Non-
Lesson
Routine Problems involving
2 Electric and Water
Consumption
In the previous lessons, you have learned how to read and interpret electric
and water meter readings. This lesson focuses on how to solve routine and
non- routine problems involving electric and water consumption.

What’s In

A. Find the value of N by getting the difference of the given number in

kWh used. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

1. Present Reading 3530

Previous Reading
2
523
N=

2. Present Reading 5687

Previous Reading
5
367
N=

B. Solve the cubic meter used in the following water meter readings.
Write your answer in your answer sheet.

3. Present Reading 6344

Previous Reading 5932

4. Present Reading 5320

Previous Reading 3647

C. Read and solve the problem below. Write your answer in your
answer sheet.
5. Last month, the water meter reading was 1352 m3. The following
month, it was 1396 m3. What is the water consumption for the
month?

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 What’s New

Read and understand the problem below.

Alice has a computer unit that has a power requirement of 200 Watts. If she
used her computer for 3 hours every day, how much electricity would she consume
in 30 days?
How will you solve this problem?

What is It

Use the Four-Step-Plan to solve the given problem. Follow the steps
below.

Step 1: UNDERSTAND
a. What is asked?
The total of electricity consumed in 30 days.
b. What are the given facts?
- power requirement of 200 Watts
- uses her computer for 3 hours everyday
- consume in

30 days

Step 2: PLAN

a. What operations shall we use to solve the problem?

Multiplication
b. What is the equation to be
used? (200 x 3) x 30 = N
First, multiply 200 Watts to 3 hours to determine the consumption for
the day. Then multiply to 30 days.

Step 3: SOLVE
Show the computation.
200 watts x 3 hours = 600 Watt-hour
600 watts x 30 days = 1 800 Watt-hours in 30 days.
Answer: The total watts consume in one month is 1 800 watts.

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 Step 4: CHECK

Look back what is asked in the problem and check the answer to the
problem.
Let’s take another example:

Last month, Alice had a water reading of 1341. This month she
another reading of 1382. How much water was consumed during the given

Step 1: UNDERSTAND
a. What are asked?
- The water consumption of Alice during the given period
b. What are the given facts?
- The previous water meter reading is 1341 m3
- The present water meter reading is 1382 m3.

Step 2: PLAN
a. What operations shall we use to solve the problem.
-Subtract previous water meter reading from present water meter
reading so that you will get the difference that corresponds to the
water consumptions in cubic meters.
Step 3: SOLVE
a. Show the computation
Present Reading: 1382
m3 Previous Reading: 1341
m3
0041 m3 water consumption in one month

Step 4: CHECK
Check your answer. This is one way on how to check if the answer is
correct.
Go back to your computation, check if all the given values are properly used.

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 What’s More

Read and solve the following problems. Write your answer in your
answer sheet.

1. Rowena’s family made a record of their 3-month electric consumption. The

initial reading was 1476 kWh. The following table shows the succeeding
monthly readings:

Month Reading

January 1532

February 1597

March 1646

a. In what month did they have the highest electric consumption?

b. What was the average monthly electric consumption of their family?

2. Below are water meter readings of four houses.

House A House B

07249 07053 05926 05534

House C House D

06684 06493 04886 04496

a. Which house has the lowest water consumption?

b. Which house has the highest water consumption?

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 What I Have Learned

In solving routine and non-routine problems involving electric and water

consumption, the Four-Step Plan can be used. The following is the four-step plan.

Step 1: Understand
a. Know what is asked in the problem.
b. Know the given facts.
Step 2: Plan
a. Know the operations to be used to solve the problem.
b. Write the equation.
Step 3: Solve
a. Solve the problem.

Step 4: Check
a. Look back. Check and label your answer.

What I Can Do

Read and solve the following problems. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

1. The two consecutive readings on a water meter are 7149 and 7675 in
kiloWatt- hours (kWh). How much electricity is consumed for the
period?

2. Roger’s water meter reading is 462 m3. For this month, he uses 1481
m3.
What is Roger’s present water consumption rate?

3. Ailyn’s household had a water meter reading of 168 for the month of
March. Last February, their water meter reading was 135. What was
Ailyn’s household water consumption for the given period?

4. On March 1, the water meter reading of a given household was 1456

m3. On the last day of March, the reading was 1499 m3. How
much water was consumed for the given period?

5. Last month, Kim’s electric meter reading was 4945 kWh. The following
month, the reading was increased by 65 kWh. What was the reading of
the following month?

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 Assessment

Read and solve the following problems. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

1. Mr. Tan computed his monthly electrical consumption. Based on his electric
bill, last month he noted the reading to be 00146. When he checked his digital
electric meter, the current reading was 00189. How many kilowatt-hours did
Mr. Tan consume so far?

2. Last month, the water meter reading was 1489 m3. The next month, the
reading was 1565 m3. How much cubic meter of water was consumed?

3. What is the water consumption of a certain laundry shop for one month if the
present water meter reading is 785 m3 and the previous water meter reading is
562 m3?

4. Jing’s records of her family’s electric consumption are as follows:

Initial Reading: 0123

January: 0244 February: 0448 March: 0659

a. What is their family’s total electric consumption for 3 months?

b. Find the average monthly electric consumption of Jing’s family for 3 months.

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 Additional Activities

Read and solve the following problems. Write your answers on your
answer sheet.

1. On January 15, the water meter reading of a given household was 1398 m3.
The next month, the reading was 1453 m3. How much water was
consumed?

2. The water meter reading of a given household on February was 5829 m3.
What was the water consumption if the following month’s reading was 5941
m3?

3. The present meter reading shown in Mrs. Ramos’ electrical meter is 6512
kWh. What was the last reading if the family used 42 kWh?

4. Mr. Jose’s family consumed 150 kWh for a month. If their previous
electrical meter reading was 31748 kWh, what was their present meter’s
reading?

5. Last month, my electric meter reading was 3411 kWh. The next month, the
reading was 3619 kWh. How much energy in kWh did I consume?

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Answer Key

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References

Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in Mathematics 6

Perez, Marjoseph H. et. al., 21st Centry MATHletes 6 Textbook, Department

of Education, Ground Floor, Bonifacio Building., DepEd Complex, Meralco
Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines, 2014.

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