Mathematics 6

Week 1 day 3
Te a c h e r S o fi a
Wi t h
 bjective:
O solves routine and non-routine
problems involving addition and/or
subtraction of fractions using
appropriate problem solving
strategies and tools. M6NS-Ia-87.3
solves routine problems involving addition and/or
subtraction of fractions using appropriate problem
solving strategies and tools.
 Review:

What do you add or subtract to get a sum or difference?

 Establishing a lesson:

Norma spends her free time playing piano. Each day she
spends ¾ hour. When a visitor came in, she has already
played for ¼ hour. To complete her schedule, how much
longer does she need to play?
Review:
Drill: Giving an addition or subtraction
sentence that will give and answer to
the given fraction.
1. 1/2
2. 1/4
What do you usually do during your free time?
I have here story problems about how some
children spend their free time.
 Present new lesson

Norma spends her free time playing piano. Each day she
spends ¾ hour. When a visitor came in, she has already
played for ¼ hour. To complete her schedule, how much
longer does she need to play?
 Routine Word Problem

It took Nestor ½ of an hour to complete his math homework on

Monday, 3/4 of an hour on Wednesday, and 5/6 of an hour on Friday.
How many hours did he take to complete his homework?

Given are: 1/2, ¾ and 5/6

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will add three fractions with unlike
denominators.
Solution:

Step 1. Find the LCD using listing method.

 Solution:

Step 2. Change the dissimilar fractions to similar fractions then add

the given fractions.
 Solution:
Step 3. Simplify or change the answer in mixed form

Step 4. Write your final answer with label

Therefore, Nestor spent 2 1/12 hours in three days in doing his

assigment.
Read and identify if the problem is routine or non-routine. Write your
answer on the space provided.

____________1. Haven bought 6 2/3 m of cloth. She used 4 3/5 m for 3 skirts. How much cloth
remained?
____________2. Jiliane babysat her younger sister for 2 ½ hours on Friday and 2/3
hour on Saturday. How much longer did Jilliane babysit her younger sister on Friday than on
Saturday?
____________3. Celica had 18 beads. She used 6 of them for her EPP project. What fraction of
the beads was left?
____________4. What is the missing fraction in ___ + 1/ 16 = 1 1/2 ?
____________5. In an MTAP Saturday class of grade 3 pupils 5/ 12 are boys. If there are 48
more girls than boys, how many Grade 3 pupils are there in the school?
 Group Activity:
Read and solve the following problems.

1. Nicky has a 15 5/8

m long string. Paulo has 11 3/5 m long. If put together, how long will the
string be?
How do you solve word problems?
What are the steps in solving word problem?
Jane added five-sixths of a bag of soil in her garden. Her
neighbor Fatima added eleven-eighths bags of soil in her
garden. How much more soil did Fatima add than Jane?
 Homework:

Create a word problem involving addition or subtraction of

fractions using the given data.
 Thanks!
see you in the next class!