MATHEMATICS QUARTER 1

Lesson 14

Solving Multistep Routine and

Nonroutine Word Problems
Involving Multiplication and
Addition or Subtraction

Marvie T.Blanco
Four-Kindness
Urdaneta I Central School
Urdaneta Cuty,Pangsinan
 DRILL
• Mr. Santos has a coffee plantation. Each
of his 450 workers receives an average weekly
pay of Php 2,500. How much does Mr. Santos
pay weekly for his workers?
 Review
How do you solve routine and nonroutine
problems involving multiplication of whole
umbers including money using appropriate
problem solving strategies?
 During weekends, what activities can
you do in order to help your parents?
 Presentation
A. During weekends, Romarson helps his mother sell fruits in the
market. On Saturday, he sold 275 kg of mangoes. On Sunday, he sold
350 kg of rambutan. If those are the weekly average sales, how many
kilograms of mangoes were sold in a month? How many kilograms of
rambutan were sold in a month? How many kilograms of fruits were
sold in all?
Analyze the problem.Ask the following
questions:
How many kilograms of mangoes did
Romarson sell on Saturday?
How many rambutan did Romarson sell
on Sunday?
 Jeepney fares cost Php8.50 for the first 4
kilometers and Php1.50 for the next additional
kilometer or a part of a kilometer thereof. Hoe much
will Leo pay for his 7-kilometer trip?
 How much will it cost for the first
4 kilometers?
How much will be added for the
next additional kilometer?
How much will Leo pay for his trip?
How will you solve the problems?
 Performing
Expected Answers
the Activities
Problem A
Step 1
Kg of mangoes

Weeks in a month

Kg of mangoes
Step 2
Distance traveled by Leo

First 4 km

Excess of 4 km
Step 3
Kg of mangoes
Kg of rambutan
Kg of fruits
 Problem B
Step 1
7km distance traveled by Leo
-4km first 4 km
3km excess of 4 km

Step 2
₱ 1.50 cost per km in excess of 4 km
₱ 4.50 cost of additional 3 km
(1.50 + 1.50 + 1.50 = 4.50)
Step 3
Php8.50 cost for the fist kilometer
Cost of additional 3 km
+4.50
Php13.00 amout paid by Leo for a 7 km trip
Explore and Discover
Mang Tony harvested 12 500 ears of
corn from each of the 12 plots of his
farm, while Mang Ambo harvested 8540
ears of corn from each of the 18 plots of
his farm. Who harvested more ears of
corn?
A. Understand
1. Read and understand the problem
2. Know what is asked for in the problem. The farmer who harvested more
ears of corn.
3. Know the hidden information. The number of ears of corn Mang Tony
harvested. The number of ears of corn Mang Ambo harvested.
4. Find the necessary information. The given facts are: 12 500 ears of corn
from each of the 12 plots; 8540 ears of corn from each of the 18 plots .
B. Plan
Write the number sentences for the hidden
questions.
12 x 12 500 = n, 18 x 8450 = n

C. Solve
Solve using the operations, then compare the
Harvests of the 2 farmers.
 12 500
D. Check and Look back x 12
See if your answer makes 25 000
+125000
Sense.153 720 is bigger 150 000 Mang Tony’ harvest

than 150 000. State the 8540

complete answer. x18
68 320
Mang Ambo harvested +85 400
153 720 Mang Amboy’s harvest
more ears of corn than Mang
Tony.
1. How much will two TVGet Moving !
sets cost? Appliances SALE!
2. Mr. Limos bought two wall 1.TV : Php12, 150
fans and a DVD player.
How much did he spend? 2.Refrigerator:
3. Aling Tina bought a
washing machine and two Php13, 999
DVD players. How much
change did she receive 3. Washing Machine:
from her ₱ 20, 000? Php11, 650
4.Wall fan: Php 1,895
5. DVD Player:
Php3, 875
 Keep Moving
Solve the following problems. Use
!
any strategies to solve

1. Ariel can make 123 hangers in 5 days, while Lito can

make 210 hangers in 10 days. Who makes more hangers
in 10 days?
2. Beth’s mother can sew 235 pairs of short pants in days,
while Lourdes can sew 187 pairs in 8 days. How many
more pairs of short pants can Beth’s mother sew?
3. In a parking lot for motorcycles and automobiles, Arthur
counted 160 wheels in all. How many motorcycles and
automobiles could Arthur have seen in all? (list at least 2
possible answers.)
4. Eight persons can be seated at a rectangular table. How many
persons can sit in two rectangular tables that were placed side by
side?
5. Nelson can plant 146 petchay seedlings in 8 plots in a day. Alex can
plant 96 petchay seedlings in 13 plots in a day. Who can plant more
petchay seedlings?
6. Rose can finish 18 pieces of embroidery in four days. Andrea can
embroider 22 pieces in two days. How many more pieces of
embroidery can Andrea make than Rose in four days?
 Generalization
To solve multistep routine and nonroutine problems involving
multiplication and addition or subtraction using appropriate problem
solving strategies and tools, we are guided by the following:

Understand
Know what is asked in the problem
Know the hidden questions
Know what are the given facts
Plan Check and Look back
Determine the operation to be used Check your answer
Write the number sentence State the complete answer
Solve
Show the solution
 Apply Your Skills
Solve the following problems. Show your solutions.
1. Find the value of the word MATHEMATICS by using letter
values below.

2. There are 86 400 seconds in a day. How many seconds are

there in 20 days ?
 Assessment
Solve the following problems. Show the solution and answer on
your answer sheet.
1. Fidel had 12 boxes of paper plates. Each box contains 36 paper
plates. He used 173 paper plates for the birthday party of his son.
How many paper plates were left?
2. Mary does 124 sit-ups a day for 6 days, while Paul does 152 sit-
ups a day for 4 days. Who has more sit-ups?
 Remediation
Solve the following problems. Show your solutions.
1. There were 252 glasses on a shelf. There were 12 shelves in
all. How many glasses were left if 295 were bought by a
customer?
2. Alfred had 8 sets of colored pencils. Each set contains 36
colored pencils. If he gave 28 colored pencils to his friend,
how many colored pencils were left?
 Enrichment
Solve the following problems. Show your solutions.

• Ador counted 874 pieces of 5-peso coins and 525 pieces of 10-peso
coins. Riza counted 1050 pieces of 5-peso coins and 386 pieces of 10-
peso coins. How many 5-peso coins and 10-peso coins were counted
by Ador and Riza? Who counted the more number of 10-peso coins?
5-peso coins?
• Mrs. Reyes made 538 boxes containing 16 jumbo chocolate cookies in
each box. How many cookies did she make in all?