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Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 3 Lesson 2:
Solving Routine or Non-Routine Problems
Involving Division Without or with Any of the
Other Operations of Fractions and Mixed
Fractions Using Appropriate Problem Solving
Strategies and Tools

Writer:
ELIEZER R. RAMIREZ
T III – San Antonio Elementary School
Guagua West District

Editors:
JANE P. VALENCIA, Ed.D., EPS Mathematics
EVELYN L. LALAS, MT II, Calantas ES, Floridablanca West District
CHERRY O. SALES, MT I, Bacolor ES Proper, Bacolor South District
JON JOSHUA D. ORDOÑEZ, T II, San Isidro ES, Santa Rita District
 What I Need to Know

This module will provide you with the different activities which will help
you learn on how to divide fractions.
At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. learn and understand the basic steps in problems solving;

2. solve routine or non-routine problems involving division without or
with any of the other operations of fractions and mixed fractions using
appropriate problem solving strategies and tools; and,
3. appreciate the value of patience and carefulness in solving problems
pertaining to division of fractions.

What I Know

A. Solve the following problems. Simplify your answer.

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1. A wood of length 9 meters is cut into 10 pieces of equal length. Find
the length of each piece.
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2. If you will divide 35 by 24 what will be the quotient?
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3. What will be the answer if the equation given is 58 ÷ 2 6?
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4. Five friend want to share 64 grams of candy equally amongst
themselves. If they were to divide the candy, how many grams will
each them gets?
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5. Mr. Canlas feeds his dog 2 of a cup of dog food each day. How long
will 18 cups of dog food last?

B. Analyze and solve the problem carefully. Write your step by

step solution and check your answer.
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There are 54 yards of silk in a roll. If it takes 4 of yard to make one
designer scarf, how many scarves can be made from the roll?

Note: If you answered this activity with 100% correct answer, you may skip
the module. If you answered 50% to 99% correct answers, proceed with
the module. Refer to the answer key at the back to check your answers.

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 Solving Routine or Non-Routine Problems
Lesson Involving Division Without or with Any of the

3 Other Operations of Fractions and Mixed

Fractions Using Appropriate Problem
Solving Strategies and Tools

As we go through this lesson, think of these questions. How do we solve

problems pertaining to division of fractions? What are the steps that we need
to do in order to solve problems properly?

What’s In

Before we go through problem solving, let me first check your skills by

answering these equations which you have learned from the previous module.

Find the quotient of the following fractions. Express your answer

in simplest form if necessary. Write your answer on the box provided.

2 2 12 8 4
÷ ÷ 2÷
9 7 13 39 5
1. 2. 3.

3 1
3 5 ( + )
4 2
5 ÷1 1 1
4 6 ÷( − )
3 6
4. 5.

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 Notes to the Teacher
The teacher must consider the prerequisite skills needed in the
development of this competency including the schema or background
knowledge which may reinforce learning. This module will help the
learners bridge the gap of learning to attain mastery of the lesson in its
spiral progression.

What’s New

Let us start our new lesson with this particular problem. It is about the
situation of people today regarding the COVID 19 Pandemic that hits not only
our country, the Philippines, but the whole world.
Read the situation below and try to answer the questions that follows.

One of the countries that has been greatly affected by the

COVID 19 Pandemic is our country, the Philippines. Because of
this misfortune, people could not be able to earn money because
they do not go to work. As a result, most poor families could not
buy the things that they need including food.
Barangay San Antonio is one of the barangays who thought
of raising funds in order to provide rice reliefs for the families in
need. Through the funds that they have raised they were able to
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buy 2, 025 kilos of rice. If each family will be given 42 kilos, how
many families will be given in all?

1. Based from the story, what is the problem of the Philippines?

2. What was the solution of Barangay San Antonio to address this
problem?
3. How will they determine the total number of families which will be
given rice reliefs?

This is an example of a problem solving in division of fractions.

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 If we are to solve for this problem, all we have to do is to divide the
total kilos of rice by the number of kilos of rice to be distributed per family.
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Therefor: 2, 025 ÷ 4 = 450 families
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In solving problems pertaining to division of fractions, we need to fully

understand the different essential steps to consider in problem solving.

What is Is

Read and understand the discussion on the next page.

What is problem solving? What are the 4 stages and then steps that we
need to follow?

Problem Solving in mathematics is a question which needs a

Mathematical solution. Problems may be written in words or using numbers
and variables. Furthermore, it includes examining the question to find the key
ideas, choosing an appropriate strategy, doing the maths, finding the answer
and then rechecking

Problem solving is comprises of 4 stages. And these stages include:

Understanding,Planning,Solving and Checking.

Understanding involves two steps and these are:

a. What is asked? This pertains to the problem that needs to be

addressed
b. What are the given facts? This pertains to the given facts in the
problem. These are very essential in solving the problems.
Planning also involves third and fourth steps and these are:

c. What operation will be used? This pertains to the operation and

strategy which will be used to solve the problem.
d. What is the number sentence? This refers to the equation of the
problem.

Solving involves the fifth step and that is:

e. What is the complete answer? This is the result of the computation

in problem solving.

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 Checking refers to the manner of verifying whether your answer is
correct or needs to be reviewed.

Remember….

Reciprocals

If the product of two numbers is 1, then they are reciprocals or

multiplicative inverse of each other. To find the reciprocal of a fraction,
interchange the numerator and the denominator.
2 2 4
Let us take 4 . The reciprocal of 4 is 2 . Multiplying the number
2 4 8 2 4
and its reciprocal, we have 4 × 2 = 8 = 1. So 4 and are reciprocals or the
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multiplicative inverse of each other.

APPLICATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

Example 1

An Italian sausage is 8 inches long. How many pieces of sausage can be cut
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from the 8-inch piece of sausage if each piece is to be of an inch?
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Understanding.

a. What is asked?
The number of cuts to be made from the 8-inch piece sausage.
b. What are the given facts?
The 8-inch piece Italian sausage.
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Each cut from the sausage is inches 3long.
Planning.

c. What operation will be used?

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Divide the length of the sausage by 3
long.

d. What is the number sentence?

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The number sentence is 8 ÷ 3 = 𝑁
Solving. Show your computation.
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Divide: 8 ÷ 3
2 8 2
8÷3=1÷3
8 3
=1×2
8×3 24
= 1×2 = 2

24 2 12
= ÷2= 𝑜𝑟 12
2 1

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 e. What is the complete answer?
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Therefore, you can make 12 pieces having a length of inches.
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Checking.
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Multiply × 12
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2 2 12 Step 1: Multiply the divisor to your answer.

× 12 = 3 ×
3 1

2 ×12 24 Step 2: Multiply the numerator and then the

= =
3×1 3 denominator.
24 3 8
= ÷3=1 Step 3: Simplify your answer.
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8
= 1 or 8
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Example 2 Each costume for a dance presentation requires 3 2 yards of cloth.
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How many costumes can be made from 87 2 yards?

Understanding.

a. What is asked?
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The number of costumes to be made from 87 2 yards of cloth.
b. What are the given facts?
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The required cloth for every costume is 3 2 yards.
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There are 87 2 yards of cloth for the costume

Planning.

c. What operation will be used?

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Divide the length of the sausage by 3
long.

d. What is the number sentence?

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The number sentence is 87 2 ÷ 3 2= n

Solving. Show your computation.

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Divide: 87 2 ÷ 3 2
1 1 175 7
87 ÷3 = ÷2
2 2 2

175 2
= ×7
2

175 2 (25 × 7) ×2
= ×7=
2 2×7

2 7 25
= ×7× = 1 × 1 × 25 = 25
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 e. What is the complete answer?
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Therefore, you can make 25 costumes from 87 of cloth.
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Checking.
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Multiply: 3 2 × 25
1 7 25 Step 1: Multiply the divisor to your answer.
3 2 × 25 = 2 × 1

7×25 175 Step 2: Multiply the numerator and then the

= =
2×1 2 denominator.
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175 2 87
= ÷2= 2 Step 3: Simplify your answer.
2 1
1
87 1
Answer:= 2
or 87 2
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Example 3 Mrs. Mungcal cooks rice cake to sell during Christmas season.
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She has 15 kg of malagkit rice. She bought 20 kg more. If she uses 1 kg for
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a bilao of rice cake, how many cakes can she make?

a. What is asked?
The number of bilao ofrice cake that Mrs. Mungcal can make.

b. What are the given facts?

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Mrs. Mungcal has 15 2 kg of malagkit rice.
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She bought 20 4 kg more.
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She uses 15 kg malagkit rice for a bilao of rice cake.

c. What operation will be used?

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First, add 15 2 kg and 20 4 kg of malagkit rice. Then, divide the sum by 1 5
kg of malagkit rice.

d. What is the number sentence?.

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The number sentence is (15 + 20 4) ÷ (1 5) =n
2

Show your computation

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Divide: (15 + 20 4) ÷ (1 5)
2

Let’s add the mix fraction inside the parenthesis.

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(15 + 20 ) = (15 + 20) + ( + ) = 35 + ( + ) = 35
2 4 2 4 4 4 4
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Now, divide the sum by the divisor 1 5

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 3 3 143 8
= 35 4 ÷ 1 5 = ÷5
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143 5 143 × 5
= ×8=
4 4×8

715 11
= = 22 32
32

e. What is the complete answer?

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Mrs. Mungcal can make 22 of bilao of rice cake
32

Checking.
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Multiply 22 32 × 1 5
11 3 715 8 Step 1:Multiply the divisor to your answer.
22 32 × 1 5 = ×5
32

715×8 5,720 Step 2:Multiply the numerator and then the

= =
32 × 5 160 denominator.
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5,720 160 35
= ÷ 160 = 4 Step 3:Simplify your answer.
160 1
3
35 3
Answer:= 4
or 35 4
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What’s More

We have finished the discussion. It is now time to check what you

learned. Answer these activities.

1. Guided Activity 1. Read and solve the problem carefully.Write your

step by step solution.
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A bamboo is 26 meters long. If it is cut into 12 pieces, how long
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will each piece be?

a. What is asked?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

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 b. What are the given facts?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

c. What operation will be used?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

d. What is the number sentence?.

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

e. What is the complete answer?.

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

You have been great in answering our first activity. I think you
are now ready for the first assessment.

Assessment 1 Solve the problem and write your step by step solution

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A wire of length 12 2 m is cut into 10 pieces of equal length. Find the length of
each piece.

a. What is asked?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
b. What are the given facts?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
c. What operation will be used?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

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 d. What is the number sentence?.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

e. What is the complete answer?.

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

Splendid job! You may check your answer from the Answer Key
at the back part of this module.
Guided Activity 2 Read and solve the problem. Write the step by step
solution and check your answer.

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Lulu has 6 meters of cloth to be made in into door mats. She uses 2
meter for each door mat. If she sells each doormat for P25.00, how much
money will she earn?

a. What is asked?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
b. What are the given facts?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
c. What operation will be used?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

d. What is the number sentence?.

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
e. What is the complete answer?.

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Check:

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 Congratulations! You have successfully answered the second activity.

Continue your good job in the second assessment. But this time you
won’t be guided with the steps. Good luck!

Read and solve the problem. Write the step by

Assessment 2
step solution and check your answer.

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Max has a piece of chocolate bar that is of a foot in length. He
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needs to cut piece that are of a foot long. How much money will Max
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earn if he decides to sold each piece by P5.00?

Nice one kid! You may check your answer from the Answer Key
at the back part of this module. After that you may proceed to the
Independent Activity.

Independent Activity. Solve each problems and simplify your answer if

needed. You don’t need to write the step by step
process this time.

1. How many halves are there in six fourths?

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2. A rope is 265 meters long. If cut into 12 pieces, how long will each piece
be?
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3. Cecile has 124 m long cloth. How many blouses can she make if each
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blouse uses 1 m of cloth?
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4. If Sarah can answer a dozen of math problems in 2
hour. How many
problems can she solve in 4 hours?

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5. If the product of 13
and 2 is divided by the product of 4
and 6, what is
the answer?

Great! You have successfully answered the independent activity.

Continue your good job in the third assessment.

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 Solve each problems and simplify your answer. Show
Assessment 3 your solution and check your answer. You don’t need
to write the step by step process this time.

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1. A ribbon of length 122 m is cut into 10 pieces of equal length. Find the
length of each piece.
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2. A ship is carrying 200 passengers. This is of its full capacity. What is
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the capacity of the ship?

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3. Hena has 6 meters of cloth to be made in into handbags. She uses 2
meter for each hand bag. If she sells each handbag for P50.00, how
much money will she earn?

4. If a tiger can run as fast as 64 miles per hour. At that speed, how far
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could a tiger run in 4 hour?

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5. Mrs Reyes bakes cakes to sell during Valentine’s Day. She has 144 kg
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of flour. She bought additional 20 kg more. If she uses 1 2 of flour for
each cake, how many cakes could she bake?

Great! Prepare for the application part kiddo! But before that
let’s have a little recap of the things that you have learned.

What I Have Learned

Let’s have a quick review of what you have learned. With your great skills,
I know you can successfully answer these with flying colors.

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1.______________________ in mathematics is a question which needs a

Mathematical solution and variables. It includes examining the question to
find the key ideas, choosing an appropriate strategy, doing the math, finding
the answer and then rechecking

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 Problem solving is comprises of 4 stages. And these stages include:

2._______________, 3._______________, 4._______________ and 5_______________.

6. ____________________ This pertains to the problem that needs to be

addressed
7. ____________________ This pertains to the given facts in the problem.
These are very essential in solving the problems.

8. ____________________ This pertains to the operation and strategy which

will be used to solve the problem.
9. ____________________ This refers to the equation of the problem.

10. ___________________ This is the result of the computation in problem

solving.

What I Can Do

Nice one! Having such a good student like you brings me joy. But before
you move on to the next module, let me assess your understanding on the lesson
that we had through these activities.
In this particular activity you have to read and understand the
story in order to solve the problems.

The Tailor
Mang Anton is a tailor. In his work, he must be able to make careful
measurements when making pants. Oftentimes, he needs to use fractions
and mixed numbers. Today you will help Mang Anton do his job.

Task 1. If Mang Anton will use a 9-meter long cloth and is going to cut it into
sections of the given lengths, how many sections are there if:
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a. Each sections is meters long?
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b. Each section is 12 meters long?
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Task 2. If Mang Anton will use a 72 meters long and will cut into equal parts,
how long is each part if it is cut into:
a. 6 equal parts?
b. 10 equal parts?

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Task 3. A big company ordered pants. If a piece of pants uses 22 m of cloth,
how many pieces of pants can Mang Anton make if he has 50m of
blue cloth and 45 m of black?

Assessment

A. Solve the following problems. Simplify your answer.

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1. Brian has a swimming pool with a capacity of 25 2 cubic feet.
Brian uses a hose to fill the pool. The water coming out of the hose
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is filling up the pool at a rate of 4 4 cubic feet per minute. At this
rate, how long will it take to fill the pool to capacity?

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2. Viel has 3 of an hour to complete her essay. If it takes Viel9 an hour
to write a paragraph, how many paragraphs can she complete in the
time she has left?

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3. Zia thought it would be nice to include 21 of a pound of chocolate in
each of the holiday gift bags she made for her friends and family.
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How many holiday gift bags could Zia make with 3 of a pound of
chocolate?
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4. Ronnie is working on projects that require 3 2 yards of ribbon per
product. He has 28 yards of ribbon. What is the greatest number of
projects that Ronnie can complete with this ribbon?
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5. A baby’s T-shirt requires yards of fabric. How many T-shirts can
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be made from 48 yards?

B. Analyze and solve the problem carefully. Write your step by

step solution and check your answer.

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Mother wants to sew dresses for orphan children. She has 462 yards and
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bought additional 43 yards of cloth. If each dress consumes 42 yards of
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cloth, how many dresses can she make?

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Note: See the Answer key at the back. If you get….

- 9-10 Excellent! You may now proceed to the next activity.

- 6-8 You need to review the processes you missed.
- 0-5 You need to repaet5 the whole process. Ask your teacher or
elder to help you.

Additional Activity

Analyze and solve the problem carefully. Write your step by step
solution and check your answer.
Teacher Connie wants to sew shoulder bags for her pupils. She has
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36yards and bought additional 432yards of cloth. If each bag consumes 2 2
yards of cloth, how many shoulder bags can she make for her pupils?

You have successfully finished this module. You did great! Good
luck on the lesson!

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What I Have Learned
1. Problem Solving
What I Know Guided Activity 2 2. Understanding
3. Planning
1 4. Solving
𝐴. 1.22 per piece a. The amount of money will Lulu earn
2 5. Checking
51 from the doormats.
2. b. The 6 m cloth. 6. What is asked?
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31 1 7. What are the given facts?
3. 1 Each doormat uses m cloth.
32 2 8. What operation will be used?
1 Each doormat is sold for P25
4. 1 grams 1 9. What is the number sentence?
4 c. Divide 6 m cloth by m then multiply
2 10. What is the complete answer?
5. 36 days
the answer by P25 What Can I Do
1 1. 12 sections
d. 6÷ = 𝑁 then N × 25= N
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e. Lulu will earn 300 pesos from 12 2. 6 sections
a. The number of scarves that can be made 1
doormats 3. 1 meters
from the silk in a roll 4
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Check: 3
b. The 5 yards of silk 4. meters
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3 Answer: 12 pieces and 6 m cloth 5. 38 pants
Each scarf needs yards
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1 3 1. 6 minutes
c. Divide 5 yards by yards
4 4 Assessment 2 2. 6 paragraphs
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d. The no. sentence is 5 ÷ = 𝑁 3. 7 holiday gift bags
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e. 7 scarves can be Made from the roll of a. The amount of money will Max earn 4. 8 projects
from the pieces of chocolate bars. 5. 60 t-shirts
silk 3
b. The foot chocolate bar
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It will be cut into foot each. a. The number of dresses which can be
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What’s In Each piece will be sold for P5.00. made from 46 and 43 yards of cloth.
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c. Divide foot chocolate bar by pieces 1 1
7 4 16 b. The 46 and 43 yards of cloth.
1. 2 2
9 then multiply the answer by P5.00 1
1 3 1 Each dress requires 4
2. 4 d. ÷ = 𝑁 then N × 5 = N 2
2 4 16 1 1
1 e. Max will earn P60.00 from the 12 c. First, add 46 and 43 yards. Then,
3. 2 2 2
2 pieces of chocolates 1
3 divide the by 4 yards.
4. 3 Check: 2
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5. 72 d. The number sentence is (46 +
3 2
Answer: 12 pieces and m cloth 1 1
4 43 ) ÷ 4 = 𝑁
2 2
e. Mother can make 60 dresses for the
Guided Activity 1
Independent Activity 1 orphan children.
a. The size of each piece of bamboo.
2 1. 3 halves
b. The 26 m long bamboo. 1
5 2. 2 meters Additional Activity
The bamboo will be cut into 12 pieces. 5
2 3. 8 blouses
c. Divide 26 m by 12 pieces a. The number of shoulder bags that
5 4. 96 math problems
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teacher Connie can make for her pupils.
d. 26 ÷ 12 = 𝑁 5. 1 1
5 65 b. The 36 and 53 yards of cloth.
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e. Each piece is 2 meters. 1
30 Each bag requires 2 yards
2
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Assessment 3 c. First, add 36 and 53 yards. Then, divide
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Assessment 1 1
1 the answer by 2 yards.
1. 2 meters 2
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a. The length of each piece of wire. 2. 300 passengers d. The number sentence is (36 +
1 1 1
b. The 12 m long wire 3. P 600.00 53 ) ÷ 2 =𝑁
2 2 2
The bamboo will be cut into 10 pieces. 4. 16 miles
1 5. 23 cakes e. Teacher Connie can make 35 shoulder
c. Divide 12 m by 10 pieces
2 bags for her pupils.
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d. The no. sentence is 12 ÷ 10 = 𝑁
2
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e. Each piece is 1 meters.
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Answer Key
 Development Team of the Module
Writer: ELIEZER R. RAMIREZ, T-III, San Antonio E/S, Guagua West District
Editor: JANE P. VALENCIA Ed.D., EPS-Mathematics
Reviewers: JANE P. VALENCIA Ed.D., EPS-Mathematics
EVELYN L. LALAS, MT-II, Calantas E/S Floridablanca West District
CHERRY O. SALES, MT-I, Bacolor E/S Proper,Bacolor South District
JON JOSHUA D. ORDOÑEZ, T-II, San Isidro ES, Sta Rita District
Illustrator: ELIEZER R. RAMIREZ, T-III, San Antonio E/S, Guagua West District
Layout Artist: ELIEZER R. RAMIREZ, T-III, San Antonio E/S, Guagua West District
Management Team:
ZENIA G. MOSTOLES, Ed.D, CESO V, Schools Division Superintendent
LEONARDO C. CANLAS, Ed.D, CESE, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent
ROWENA T. QUIAMBAO, CESE, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent
CELIA P. LACANLALE, Ph.D., CID- Chief
JANE P. VALENCIA, Ed.D., Education Program Supervisor - Mathematics
JUNE D. CUNANAN, Education Program Supervisor/ Language Editor
RUBY M. JIMENEZ Ph.D., Education Program Supervisor - LRMDS

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