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Grade 5 - Kagitingan
Objectives
1. Discuss problems involving addition and subtraction of
fractions.

2. Cite the application of addition and subtraction of fractions,

through solving real-life problems.

3. Solve real-life problems involving addition and subtraction of

fractions.
Problem Solving Involving
Addition and Subtraction
of Fractions
Steps on Problem Solving
Step#1: Given
 List all the components and information that are involved.
Step#2: Operation
 Identify the operation to be used to solve the problem.
Step#3: Solution
 Come up with a way to solve the problem.
Devise a plan.
Step#4: Solve
 Carry out the plan.
Ex. You give 1/3 of a pan of brownies to Susan and 1/6 of the pan of brownies to
Patrick. How much of the pan of brownies did you give away?
Solve:
Given:
of brownies to Susan.
6 + 3
of brownies to Patrick.
18
Operation:
Addition
Solution:

of brownies is given away.

Ex. Dory’s house is kilometer from the church. One day, she took a tricycle to
church. After covering a distance of km, the tricycle stopped and Dory had to
walk. How far did she walk?

Given:
Distance of Dory’s house to church is Solve:

Distance covered using tricycle is

Operation:
Subtraction Dory walked

Solution:
Ex. After buying at the canteen. Claudine was left with of her allowance. She needed to
contribute for a group project which is equivalent to of her allowance. What part of her
money was left to her?
Given:
of her allowance was left after Solve:
buying at the canteen.
of her money is to be contributed
16 −15
for a group project. 20
Operation:
Subtraction She’s left with of her allowance.
Solution:
Ex. A recipe for violet paint needs cups red paint and cups blue paint. How many cups
of violet paint will this make?

Solve:
Given:
cups of red paint.
cups of blue paint. 12 + 22
8
Operation:
Addition
Solution:

cups of violet paint.