Lesson 39

lving Word Problems Involvi

ition or Subtraction of Fract
 Objective
Solve word problems involving
tion and/or subtraction of fract
ding and subtracting fraction
3+1=
7 14
2+1=
5 10
1+1=
4_3=
2 4
5 10
ge dissimilar fractions to similar fract

3,1
4 12

1,1
2,2 2 5
5 4
bout these situations and provide an
u know the length of a rope you used
project. You want to find out how long
ope left from the rope you bought. Wh
o?
bout these situations and provide an
r mother bought a certain kilograms o
nd chicken. You want to know how ma
ams of meat in all she bought. What w
o?
Presentation

aked a banana cake for her family. He

er ate 3/10 while her sister ate ¼ . Wh
? How much more?

Group Activity & Discussio

xplore and Discover

discussion
Get Moving!

Read each problem carefully and then

solve.
1. A vendor sliced some pizzas into
eights. After
selling 57 slices, 7 slices were left.
How many whole pizzas did the
vendor slice?
Get Moving!

2. The Boy Scouts spent 10/12 hour

doing their daily exercises. They
only used ¼ hour in hiking. How
much time did they use for other
body exercises?
Get Moving!

Father bought a pizza. Tess ate 2/5

and Lotis ate 2/10. How much of the
pizza was left?
Keep Moving!
Read and solve each problem.
1. Humprey rode his bicycle ½
kilometer to school, 1/5
kilometer to the store, and 2/10
kilometer home. What is the
distance travelled by humprey?
2. Alma ran for 7/8 hour and walked
for ½ hour to practice for a race.
How much longer did she run
Keep Moving!

3. Father bought a pizza. Tess ate

2/5 and lotis ate 2/10. How much of
the pizza did they ate in all?
4. Samantha and Antonio bought 5
kilograms of pechay from the
market. They gave 5/6 kilograms to
their aunt. How many kilograms of
pechay did they bring home?
mmarizing the lesson
Steps in solving word problems:
Understand
• Know what the problem asked
• Know the given facts
Plan
• Determine the operation to use
• Write the number sentence
Solve
• Show the solution to the problem
Check and look back
Apply Your Skills
Read and answer each problem.
1. Mother plans to buy ½ kilograms of
chicken and 2/5 kilogram of beef.
How many kilograms of meat does
she plan to buy?
2. Marlen has 3 pieces of lace each
measuring 1/7 meter, ½ meter, and
3/7 meter. How long are the pieces of
lace put together?
Assessment

Read and understand the problem.

1. Mitchie has 9/10 meter of ribbon.
Sheena’s ribbon is ½ meter longer
than Mitchie’s. How many meters of
ribbon do the girls have altogether?
2. Jeff jogged 5/8 kilometer while
Jonathan jogged 7/12 kilometer. Who
jogged longer? By how many
kilometer?
3. Andy has three pieces of wood
measuring 5/6 meter, ¾ meter, and
Home Activity

Read and understand the problem.

1. As a form of exercise, Dr. Gladys
walked 11/12 kilometer and Dr.
Maricris also walked 5/6 kilometer.
Who walked farther and by how
many kilometer?
Home Activity

Prepared by:

Sheryl V. Bautista
Mayao Crossing Elementary School
Lucena City