Activity #1

1. Ryza has 24 marbles. Merba has 8 marbles more than Ryza. How many marbles do the two girls have
in all?

a) What is asked? How many marbles do the two girls have in all?

b) What are the given? 24 marbles/8 marbles

c) Operation to be used: Addition

d) Solution: The two girls have a total of 56 marbles in all.

24+ (24+8)

24+32

56

2. At the mall, Karl spent 145.00 on the first store and 248.00 in the second store. After which, he has
120.00 left. How much money did he start with?

a) What is asked? How much money did he start with?

b) What are the given? 145.00/248.00/120.00

c) Operation to be used. Addition

d) Solution: Karl has 513.00

145+248+120

513

3. Michael and Nicko each picked a number from a box. Nicko’s number is twice as large as that of
Michael’s. The sum of their numbers is 42. What is Nicko’s number?

a) What is asked? What is Nicko’s number?

b) What are the given? 42/2

c) Operation to be used: Division, Multiplication and Addition

d) Solution: Nicko’s number is 28.

Let x and y be the two numbers whose sum is 42

x+y = 42 3x=42 (divide)

y=2x x=14 (multiply by 2)

x+2x=42 y=28
4. JM harvested 378 mangoes. Mia Joy harvested 89 mangoes less than JM. How many mangoes did Mia
Joy harvests?

a) What is asked? How many mangoes did Mia Joy harvests?

b) What are the given? 378 mangoes/89 mangoes

c) Operation to be used: Substraction

d) Solution: Mia Joy harvested 289 mangoes.

y = mangoes harvested by Mia Joy y = x - 89

x = 378 JM's harvest y = 378 - 89

x-89 y = 289

5. Roice and Chat have a total savings of ₱874. Chat saved ₱86 more than Roice. How much did each
student have?

a) What is asked? How much did each student have?

b) What are the given? ₱874.00/ ₱86.00

c) Operation to be used: Substraction, Division and Addition

d) Solution: Roice have saved ₱394.00 while Chat have saved a total of ₱480.00

874 - 86 = 788 394 (Roice)

788 ÷ 2 = 394 394 + 86 = 480 (Chat)

6. Ralph has ₱750. He spent ₱256 on food, ₱125 for his fare, ₱345 for his project and save the rest. How
much did he save?

a) What is asked? How much did he save?

b) What are the given? ₱256 on food, ₱125 for his fare, ₱345 for his project, ₱750

c) Operation to be used: Addition and Substraction

d) Solution: Ralph had saved ₱24.00

256+125+345

=726

750-726

=24