SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS

INVOLVING ADDITION
AND/OR SUBTRACTION OF
DECIMALS & MIXED
DECIMALS

Prepared by:
CAREN D. LABASANO
DRILL: Mental Computation

Add/Subtract:
a. 4.8 + 2.75
b. 10 – 2.8
c. 1 – 0.455
d. 5.64 + 3.8
REVIEW: Identify the operationS
involved in a problem
1. Rogel bought a pair of pajamas, a pair
of socks and a t-shirt. How much did
he spend?
2. Melvin wants to buy a dress for his
mother. If he as ₱150, how much more
does he need?
3. Luz wants to buy a bag that cost ₱
345.95 and a pencil case that cost
₱50.00. If she has saved ₱ 148.50 for
it, how much more does she need?
MOTIVATION:
 Do you help others in need?
Why?
 Is it good to help others?
PRESENTATION:
Jose and Wally went to a
bookstore. Wally found a good book
which cost Php 120.00 and Php
90.00. He only had Php 150.00 in his
purse but he wanted to buy the book
very much. Jose offered to lend him
some money . How much will Jose
give to Wally to buy the book?
QUESTIONS:
 1. What is being asked?
 2. What are given?
 3. What operations are needed to solve the

problem?
 4. What is the hidden question?
 5. What is the number sentence?
 6. What did Jose do after knowing that Wally

has only Php 150.00?

 7. Is it good to help others? How do you feel

after helping other people?

EXERCISES: Solve Using
AGONSA
1. Mang Caloy cut four pieces of bamboo. The
first piece was 0.75 m, the second was 2.278 m,
third was 6.11 and the fourth was 6.72 m. How
much longer were third and fourth pieces if put
together than the first and second pieces?
2. Annie bought 13.6 litres and 51.51 litres 0f

gas in each of 2 consecutive weeks. Her total

consumption of gas in 3 weeks is 145.27 litres.
How much gas did she consume in the third
week?

APPLICATION: (WORK BY
PAIR)
◦ The Samahang Kabataan agreed to
have fund raising by selling raffle
tickets. The President remitted Php
255.75, the treasurer Php 275.50
and the other officers Php 495.75
as sells of the tickets. If they spend
Php 150.00 for printing tickets, how
much were left to be shared for
their barrio fiesta.
GENERALIZATION:
What are the important
steps in solving two-to-
three steps word
problems in addition and
subtraction of decimals?
EVALUATION: Solve using AGONSA

1. Binoy wanted to buy a notebook for

₱ 18.75 and a ballpen for 28.75. He
had only 19.85. How much more
does he need to buy the 2 items?
2. Barangay Maligaya is 28.5 km from
the town proper. Rex traveled 12.75
km by jeep, 8.5km by tricycle and
the rest by hiking.How many km did
Ricardo hike?
ASSIGNMENT: Solve
 Delia filled the container with
3.5 litres of water. Her mother
used 0.75 litres of water for
cooking and 1.25 litres for
palamig. How much water lift
in the container?