Solving

Problems in
Fractions
 Marlon painted his poultry house using
5/6 liter of green paint was used and 2/3
liter of yellow paint . What color of paint
was used more than the other ? How much
more of it was used than the other?
 You can solve the problem
using the following steps.
Understand :
Know what is asked: The paint
color that was used more and by
how much more.
Know the given facts:
5/6 liter of green paint ;
2/3 liter of yellow paint
 Plan:
Draw a picture:
▪Identify the operation to use:
Subtraction
▪Write the number sentence:
5/6 – 2/3 = n
 Solve:
▪Solution:
5/6 – 2/3 = 5/6 - 4/6 = 1/6
Check and look back:
Answer:
a. more green paint was used
b. by 1/6 liter
 Group Activity

1. Boy Scouts spent 10/12 hour doing their daily exercises.

They only used 1/4 hour in hiking . How much time did they
use for other body exercises?
2. Ervin hiked 5/7 of a kilometre. Jericho hiked 2/3 kilometer
. Who covered a longer distance ? How much longer?
3. Mother plans to buy 1/2 kilogram of chicken and 2/5
kilogram of beef . How many kilograms of meat does she
plan to buy ?