Solving and Creating Word Problems

involving Fractions and Mixed

Numbers
 In 1945, a
mathematician named
George Polya
published a book titled
“How to Solve It”.

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 Here are the steps:
❑ Understand the problem.
- What is asked?
- What are given?
❑ Devise a plan.
- What operation will be used?
- What is the number sentence?
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 Here are the steps:
❑ Solve the problem.
- How will you solve it?
❑ Check and Look back.
- What is the final answer?

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1. What is the perimeter (distance
around) of a triangle with sides that
3 1
measure 3 cm, 9 cm, and 6 cm,
6 8
respectively?

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Let’s Solve:
❑ Understand the Answers:
problem.
- What is the perimeter
- What is asked? of the triangle?

- Sides of the triangle:

3 1
- What are given? 3 cm, 9 cm, and 6
6 8
6
cm
Let’s Solve:
❑ Devise a plan. Answers:

- What operation will be - Addition

used?

- What is the number 3 1

- 3 +9 +6=𝑁
sentence? 6 8

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Let’s Solve:
❑ Solve the problem. Answer:

3 1
- How will you solve it? - 3 +9 +6=𝑁
6 8
3 1
- 3+9+6+ + =𝑁
6 8
12+3
- 18 + =𝑁
24
15
- 18 =𝑁
24
5
- 18 = 𝑁
8
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Let’s Solve:
❑ Check and Look back. Answer:

- What is the final - The perimeter of the

answer? 𝟓
triangle is 𝟏𝟖 cm.
𝟖

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2. Two pieces of
ribbons has a total
25
length of cm. If
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one piece of the
5
ribbon is cm long,
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how long is the other
piece?
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Let’s Solve!
❑ Understand the Answers:
problem.
- How long is the other piece of
the ribbon?
- What is asked?
25
- cm – length of two ribbons,
7
5
- What are given? length of one piece
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Let’s Solve!
❑ Devise a plan. Answers:

- What operation will be - Subtraction

used?
25 5
- What is the number - − =𝑁
7 4
sentence?

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Let’s Solve!
❑ Solve the problem. Answer:

25 5
- How will you solve it? - − =𝑁
7 4
100−35
- =𝑁
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65
- =𝑁
28
9
- 2 =𝑁
13 28
Let’s Solve!
❑ Check and Look back. Answer:

- What is the final answer? - The other piece of

𝟗
the ribbon is 𝟐
𝟐𝟖
cm long.

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3. Zander had 40
1
marbles. Ali has 2
5
more than Zander’s
marbles. How many
marbles do they
have together?
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Let’s Solve:
❑Understand the Answers:
problem.
- How many marbles do
- What is asked? they have together?

- 40 marbles – Zander’s
- What are given? 1
marbles, 2 more – Ali’s
5
marbles
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Let’s Solve:
❑Devise a plan. Answers:

- What operation will be - Multiplication

used?
1
- What is the number
- 40 ×2 =𝑁
5
sentence?
- 𝑁 + 40 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
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Let’s Solve:
❑Solve the problem. Answer:

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- 40 × 2 = 𝑁
- How will you solve it? 5
40 11
- × =𝑁
1 5
40×11
- =𝑁
1×5
440
- =𝑁
5
- 88 = 𝑁
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Let’s Solve:
❑Solve the problem. Answers:

- 88 = 𝑁
- 𝑁 + 40 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
- 88 + 40 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
- 128 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙

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Let’s Solve:
❑Check and Look Answer:
back.
- They have 𝟏𝟐𝟖
- What is the final marbles
answer?
altogether.

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 Creating Word Problems
❑ Understand the Math concept you are going
to include in the problem.
❑ List the details of the problem such as the
character, setting, given facts, and key
question.
❑ Read similar problems and study their
solutions.
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