Activity Sheet in Mathematics 6 (1st Quarter)

August 13-20, 2021

Name: _____________________________________ Score: _________
UNIT TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING OPERATIONS INVOLVING FRACTIONS, MIXED NUMBERS, AND DECIMALS

Lesson 1 Adding and Subtracting Simple Fractions Without or With Regrouping

Pre-Assessment. True or False. Write T in the blank if the statement is true or F if the statement is false.
1 3
_______ 1. is equivalent to .
3 5
1 1 2
_______ 2. + =
2 3 5
2
∧5
_______ 3. 4
are equivalent .
10
2 1 3
_______ 4. + = .
5 5 5
7 7 7
_______ 5. − = .
5 3 2
Activity.
Answer the following questions.
2
∧3
1. How will you get the least common denominator of 5
?
7
2. How will you add or subtract similar or like fractions? Give an example to support your answer.
7
∧5
3. Explain step by step how you will find the difference of 8
.
9

Formative Assessment.
A. Find the LCD of each set of fractions and change them to similar fractions.
2
1. =¿ LCD =
3
3
=¿
5
2
2. =¿ LCD =
4
5
=¿
9

B. Find each sum or difference. Express the answer in simplest form. Write your answe in the blank.
5 1
1. − =¿ ___________
7 5
9 3
2. − =¿ _________
11 8
8 3
3. + =¿ _________
16 8
6 2
4. + =¿ ___________
7 9

C. Monitor your personal expense this week. Determine what part of your allowance is spent for food, transportation, savings, and
so on. Present your output in a chart and then answer the questions that follow.

My Weekly Expense for Week: _________

Weekly Allowance: ____________
Type of Expenses:
Food ____________
Transportation ____________
School Supplies ____________
Others ____________
Total Expenses: ____________

Weekly Budget – Total Expenses = ___________

1. What part of your weekly allowance is spent for food?

 2. What part of your weekly allowance is spent for school supplies?
3. What part of your weekly allowance is spent for school supplies?
4. What part of your weekly allowance is spent for miscellaneous expense?
5. What part of your weekly allowance goes to saving?

D. Solve. Show your solution.

1. Arnold spends one-third of his weekly allowance for snaks, one-fourth for trasnportation, and one-fifth for school materials.
He saves the rest. How much of his weekly allowance goes to savings if his weekly allowance is 300 pesos?