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Explore and Discover!: Problem 1: Lucy's Mother Worked in Her Boutique For 2 Hours Each Day For 2 Weeks
Explore and Discover!: Problem 1: Lucy's Mother Worked in Her Boutique For 2 Hours Each Day For 2 Weeks
Understand
Know what is asked: No. of hours she worked in all.
Know the given facts: 2 ½ hours and 14 days = 2 weeks
Plan
Determine the operation to be used: Multiplication
Write the number sentence: 2 ½ × 14 = N
Solve: Show your solution:
2 ½ × 14 = N
2 ½ × 14/1 = N
5/2 × 14/1 = N
1 7
5/1 × 7/1 = 35/1 or 35 hours
Lucy’s mother worked 35 hours in 2 weeks or 14 days.
Check and look back: Did I do the operation correctly?
Is my answer reasonable? Did I write my answer in a complete sentence?
Problem 2: Jose harvested 15 kilograms of guavas from the orchard. He gave 2/5 of them to
his neighbors. How many kilograms of guavas did he share to his neighbors?
Understand
Know what is asked: No. of kilograms he shared to his neighbors.
Know the given facts: 15 kilograms of guava and 2/5 part shared to his
neighbors
Plan: Make a diagram or drawing.
Draw 15 kilograms of guavas
Each group shows 1/5 or 3 kilograms of guavas. There are 2 groups of 1/5 and
this shows 2/5.
So, 2 × 3 = 6 kilograms of guavas he shared to his neighbors.
Look back: To check 15 × 2/5 = 6 kilograms.
Get Moving!
Solve the following problems.
1. A recipe for doughnuts needs 1 ¼ cups of flour. Mother will prepare 1 1/3 times the
recipe. How much flour will she need?
2. On Jenny’s birthday, her mother prepared 48 cupcakes. If ¾ of the cupcakes were
served, how many cupcakes were served?
3. Nelson had 3 ½ liters of paint. He used 2/3 of it to paint their fence. What part of the
paint did he used?
4. Remy had ¾ meter long of lace. She gave 1/3 of it to her classmate to decorate her
Science project. What part of the lace was given to her classmate?
5. Everyday Alvin spends 3 ½ hours reading books. How many hours does he spend in a
week reading books?
Keep Moving!
Solve the following problems. Write your solutions and answers in your notebook.
1. Anselmo spent 6/8 of his time in morning studying Math and Science. He spent ¼ of this
time studying Science. What fraction of the total time did he spend studying Science?
2. What is the area of a rectangle whose length is 8/10 m and width is 2/3 m?
3. Aling Aning planted vegetables on 4/7 of her vacant lot. Two thirds of it was planted with
pechay. What fraction of the vacant lot had pechay?
4. Lorna had 2 ½ liters of beef broth. She used 3/5 of it to make soup. How much beef
broth did she use to make soup?
5. A recipe calls for 1 1/3 litres of milk. How many litres of milk do you need to make 2
recipes?