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Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 9:
Solving Multi-step
Problems Involving
Multiplication and
Addition or Subtraction

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Mathematics - Grade 4
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Quarter 1 - Module 9: Solving Multi-step Problems Involving Multiplication
and Addition or Subtraction
First Edition, 2020

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Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 9:
Solving Multi-step
Problems Involving
Multiplication and
Addition or Subtraction
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our
dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home.
Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are
carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall
guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson
prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on
lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on
completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or
your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson.
At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-
check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity
and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher
are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and
reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based
learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary
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If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty
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Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

Good day learner! You have learned from the previous module
how to solve routine and non-routine problems involving
multiplication. In this module, you will encounter more
challenging problems: multi-step and problems with hidden
questions. Please take time in using this module to learn more.
Enjoy solving!

At the end of this module, you will be able to solve multi-step

routine and non-routine problems involving multiplication and
addition or subtraction using appropriate problem solving
strategies and tools.

What I Know

A. Solve each problem and choose the letter of the correct

solution.

1. Marjorie has a daily snack allowance of ₱30. She buys two

pieces of Lumpiang Toge at ₱12 each and saves the rest.
How much is her daily savings?

2 x ₱12 = ₱24
A. C. 2 x ₱30 = ₱60
₱30 - ₱24 = ₱ 6 ₱30 - ₱24 = ₱ 6

2 x ₱30 = ₱60 2 x ₱12 = ₱24

B. ₱60 - ₱12 = ₱48 D. ₱30 - ₱12 = ₱18

2. Mrs. Cruz has a cellphone load retail store. She adds ₱3 as

her profit for every ₱30 and ₱20 load. How much is her

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 total sales and profit if 4 customers purchased cellphone
load worth ₱30 each and 3 customers purchased ₱20
each?

₱30 x 4 = ₱120 ₱33 x 4 = ₱132

A. ₱20 x 3 = ₱ 60 C. ₱23 x 3 = ₱ 69
₱120 + ₱60 = ₱180 ₱132 + ₱69 = ₱201

(₱30+3) x 4 = ₱132 ₱30 x 4 = ₱120

(₱20+3) x 3 = ₱ 69 ₱20 x 3 = ₱ 60
B. ₱132 + ₱69 = ₱201 D. ₱120 + ₱60 = ₱180
(4+3) x ₱3 = ₱ 21 (4+3) x ₱3 = ₱ 21

3. Mang Roque harvested 12 500 ears of corn from each of

the 12 plots of his farm while Mang Romy harvested 8 540
ears of corn from each of the 18 plots of his farm. Who
harvested more ears of corn?

12 500 x 12 = 150 000 12 500 x 12 = 150 000

A. 8 540 x 18 = 153 720 C. 8 540 x 18 = 153 720
Mang Roque harvested Mang Romy harvested
more ears of corn than more ears of corn than
Mang Romy Mang Roque.

12 x 18 = 216 12 x 18 = 216
12 500 – 8 540 = 6 660 12 500 – 8 540 = 6 660
B. Mang Roque harvested D. Mang Roque harvested
more ears of corn than more ears of corn than
Mang Romy Mang Romy

4. Vito can make 123 hangers in 5 days while David can

make 210 hangers in 10 days. Who makes more hangers
in 10 days?
123 x 5 = 615 123 x 5 = 615
210 x 10 = 2 100 210 x 10 = 2 100
A. Vito can make more C. David can make more
hangers than David. hangers than Vito.

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 5 days = 123 5 days = 123
B. 10 days: 123 x 2 = 246 D. 10 days: 123 x 2 = 246
10 days = 210 10 days = 210
Vito can make more David can make more
hangers than David. hangers than Vito.

5. Jennifer’s mother can sew 15 pairs of short pants in a day,

while Rita can sew 12 pairs a day. How many more pairs
of short pants can Jennifer’s mother sew in 5 days as
compared to Rita?
15 - 12 = 3 15 + 12 = 27
A. C.
3 x 15 = 45 27 - 5 = 22
45 - 3 = 42 27 - 22 = 5

15 x 5 = 75 15 x 5 = 75
B. 12 x 5 = 60 D. 12 x 5 = 60
75 - 60 = 15 75 + 60 = 135

B. Read and solve the following problems.

6. Filemon caught 5 kilos of fish. He sold his catch at ₱180 a

kilo. After receiving the payment, he saved ₱100. How
much money can be used for the expenses?

7. Each of the five sections of Grade 4 has 30 pupils. If 12

Grade 4 pupils transferred to other schools, how many
Grade 4 pupils did not transfer?

8. One box of bottled water contains 24 bottles. If there are

21 boxes with one box having only 4 bottles left, how many
bottles are there in all supposing that all other boxes still
have 24 bottles each?

9. During the opening of classes, all Grade Five pupils are

issued with 5 books. At the end of the school year, only 64
pupils completely returned the books. How many books
are not yet returned if there are 84 grade five pupils?

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 10. Loi went to the market and bought 4 kilos of rice at ₱40
a kilo and 2 kilos of fish at ₱220 a kilo. How much did she
spend in all?

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

What’s In

Do you remember how to solve one-step word problems?

In solving one-step routine word problems, follow the Four-
step Plan: Understand, Plan, Solve, and Check and Look Back.
If the problem is non-routine, analyze the problem very well
and make illustrations if possible. One-step word problem can be
solved using only one operation.
Solve the following problems. Choose the letter that
corresponds to your answer.
1. The manager of a poultry farm pays each of his workers ₱270
a day. How much does he pay for 15 workers in a day?
A. ₱4 050 B. ₱285 C. ₱4 500 D. ₱255
2. A leading bag manufacturer can produce at an average, 375
bags an hour. At this rate, how many bags can it produce in
24 hours?
A. 900 B. 9 000 C. 399 D. 351
3. One square table can sit four persons with one person
occupying each side. How many persons can sit if four tables
are placed end to end?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 16 D. 32

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

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 What’s New

Do you have pets? How do you take care of them? What are
the uses of animals to us?
Read the problem.

During weekends, Edwin helps his

father in their farm by taking care
of the animals like ducks,
chickens, cows, and goats. Edwin
and his father collected 4 trays of
duck eggs and 12 trays of chicken
This is an example of a
eggs. If each tray contains 30 eggs,
multi-step routine
how many eggs are there in all?
problem. Routine
problem solving are
useful for daily living.

Try answering the given problem.

What is It

Let us see if we have the same answer.

To analyze and solve the problem, you can use these steps:
A. UNDERSTAND
1. Read and understand the problem.
2. Know what is asked in the problem.
The total number of eggs (duck and chicken eggs combined)
3. Know the hidden information.
The number of duck eggs in 4 trays
The number of chicken eggs in 12 trays

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 4. Find the necessary information.
The given facts are:
Four (4) trays of duck eggs are collected
12 trays of chicken eggs are collected
There are 30 eggs in each tray

B. PLAN
1. Determine the operations to be used.
MULTIPLICATION and ADDITION
2. Write the number sentences for the hidden information.
4 x 30 = d (duck eggs) 12 x 30 = c (chicken eggs)

Write the number sentence for the final answer.

(4 x 3) + (12 x 30) = n (total number of eggs collected)

C. SOLVE
Solve using the operations.

30 30
x 4 x 12
120 60
+ 30
360
There are 120 duck eggs. There are 360 chicken eggs.

For the final solution:

120
+ 360
480
The total collected eggs is 480.

D. CHECK AND LOOK BACK

See if your answer makes sense.
State the complete answer.
Edwin and his father collected 480 duck and chicken eggs in
all.

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 This is how to solve a multi-step routine problem. How
about solving multi-step non-routine problems? Go on with
the next example. Study the example and ask questions if
necessary.

Routine problems are those which can be easily

interpreted and solved while non-routine problems are
more challenging because the solutions are not
immediately clear. Both problems can be solved in
multiple ways.
One-step problems can be solved with only one
operation, while multi-step problems need two or more
operations in order to be solved.

Study this problem.

Marlon is a pet lover. He has 5 pets composed of birds and
cats. If there are 14 legs in all, how many birds are there?
How many are cats?

You can solve the problem using

different strategies like listing, Multi-step non-routine
problem solving develops
making a table, guess and
reasoning power. This kind
check or using pictorial
of problem needs a deep
representations.
and clear analysis and
understanding.
Strategy 1: Listing
Birds Cats
2 legs 4 legs Each bird has 2 legs and each cat has
2 legs 4 legs 4 legs.
2 legs
Strategy 2: Making a Table
Birds Cats Total
Number of Pets 3 2 5
Number of Legs 6 8 14

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Strategy 3: Guess and Check
First Guess: 4 birds and 1 cat
4 x 2(legs) + 1 x 4(legs) = 12 legs (WRONG GUESS)
Second Guess: 2 birds and 3 cats
2 x 2(legs) + 3 x 4(legs) = 16 legs (WRONG GUESS)
Third Guess: 3 birds and 2 cats
3 x 2(legs) + 2 x 4(legs) = 14 legs (CORRECT GUESS)

Strategy 4: Pictorial Representation

Therefore, Marlon has 3 birds and 2 cats.

Now, you have learned to solve multi-step non-

routine problems. This time you are now ready
for the activities. LET’S GO!

What’s More

Activity 1

A. Solve the problem below by answering the following

questions.

Aldrin has 8 boxes of crayons. Each box

contains 24 crayons. If he gave 26 crayons to his
friend, how many crayons were left?

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 1. What is asked in the problem? ________________________
2. What is the hidden information? ______________________
3. What are the given facts? _____________________________
4. What are the operations to be used? __________________
5. What is the number sentence? ________________________
6. What is the final answer? _____________________________

B. Solve the problem below. Show your solutions and state

the final answer.

There are 53 electric posts along a straight

highway. The first post is in the town of Mabini and
the last post is in the town of Matiwasay. If each post
is 50 meters away from the next, how far are the 2
towns from each other?

Solution/Illustration

Final Answer: ___________________________________

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

Assessment 1
Solve the following problems. Show your solutions.
1. In an office, there are two rooms. In the small room, there are
4 seats in each row. In the big room, there are 7 seats in each
row. If each room has 4 rows of seats, how many seats are
there in all?

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 SOLUTIONS:

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FINAL ANSWER:

_______________________________________________
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2. Edwin rides on a jeepney to deliver a tray of chicken eggs to
a customer. The jeepney fare is ₱10 for the first four
kilometers and ₱2 for each succeeding kilometer. How much
will Edwin pay for his 8-kilometer ride?

SOLUTION/ILLUSTRATION:

FINAL ANSWER:

_______________________________________________
_

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

Activity 2 Back to School SALE!

Use the table to answer the Female Uniform : ₱210
following questions. Male Uniform : ₱160
1. How much will two sets School Bag : ₱200
of female uniform and a Tumbler : ₱ 85
Pencil Case : ₱ 40
school bag cost

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 2. Mrs. Feliciano bought one set of male uniform, a tumbler and
a pencil case. How much did she spend?
3. Aling Ofelia bought one set of female and male uniforms, two
school bags, two tumblers and two pencil cases for her
children. How much change did she receive from her ₱1 500?

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

Assessment 2

Solve the following problems. Use any strategy to solve.

1. A grocery store offers a discount of ₱5 for each pack of

chocolate drinks. If Sarah bought 10 packs at ₱85 per pack
(discount not yet applied), how much change will she receive
from her ₱1000?

2. Find the value of the word QUARANTINE by using the letter

values below. Use multiplication and addition for your
solutions.

AEIOU BCD FGH JKLMN PQRST VWXYZ

100 10 20 30 40 50

3. There are 60 minutes in one hour. How many minutes have

already been spent by a worker who has worked for 9 hours
and 30 minutes?

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

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 What I Have Learned

How do you solve multi-step routine and non-routine word

problems involving multiplication and addition or subtraction
using appropriate strategies and tools?

To solve multi-step routine word problems involving

multiplication and addition or subtraction using appropriate
strategies and tools, follow these steps:

UNDERSTAND
• Know what is asked in the problem.
• Know the hidden information.
• Know what the given facts are.
PLAN
• Determine the operations to be used.
• Write the number sentence.
SOLVE
• Show the solutions.
CHECK AND LOOK BACK
• Check your answer
• State the complete answer.

Multi-step non-routine problems can be solved by drawing

a picture, using a number line, making a table, guess and check,
and other pictorial representations.

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 What I Can Do

Solve the following problems. Choose the letter of the

correct answer.
1. Bino and his twin sister, Vina, went to a beach to gather some
shells for their school project. Bino has 3 bags with 30 shells
each and Vina has 2 bags with 25 shells each. How many
shells do they have in all?
A. 125 shells C. 140
B. 165 shells D. 110
2. Mr. Dechavez has pigs and ducks in his farm. He counted 5
heads and 16 feet. How many pigs are there? How many
ducks are there?
A. 2 pigs and 3 ducks C. 1 pig and 4 ducks
B. 3 pigs and 2 ducks D. 4 pigs and 1 duck
3. The Grade 4 pupils of Maligaya Elementary School went on a
field trip. Six buses were filled with 46 pupils each. However,
18 pupils traveled in cars. How many pupils in all joined the
field trip?
A. 249 pupils C. 284
B. 276 pupils D. 294

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

Assessment

Read, analyze, and then solve each problem.

1. Linda has 12 boxes of paper plates. Each box contains 36
paper plates. She used 173 paper plates for the snacks of the
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 participants in a training. How many paper plates were left
unused?
2. Mary Ann does 124 sit-ups a day for 6 days while Paul Jake
does 152 sit-ups a day for 4 days. Who does more sit-ups?
3. There are motorcycles and tricycles parked along the road.
There are 5 vehicles and 12 wheels in all. How many
motorcycles are there? How many tricycles are there?
4. A certain water refilling station refills four-gallon jug at ₱30
for delivery or ₱25 for pick-up. What is the total payment for
10 deliveries and 21 pick-ups?
5. A PisoNet Café offers 3 – minute internet surfing for only ₱1
and printing for ₱2 per page. If the café collected ₱589 for the
internet surfing and printed 800 pages, how much will be the
total sales?
6. Harold posted a picture of his mother’s birthday celebration
on Facebook at 6:00 pm. After two hours, he saw different
reactions of his post, so he counted them. There are 35 likes,
40 love, and 20 wow reactions. And in the next morning,
when he checked his post, he noticed that all the reactions
are doubled. How many reactions are there in all?
7. A grocery store strictly observes social distancing of one
meter for their customers paying at the cashier. What is the
total distance from the first paying customer to the last
customer if there are 20 customers in a straight line?
8. Florida is cooking leche flan. She mixes 8 eggs and 2 cans of
condensed milk for one Leche Flan. How many eggs and cans
of condensed milk are needed if she will cook 24 leche flans?
9. Mrs. Montes bought a washing machine at ₱6 540 and two
DVD players at ₱850 each. How much will she need to pay?
10. Lilibeth bought 100 pieces of apples at ₱12 each and sells
them at ₱15 each. How much will she gain if all the apples
are sold?

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

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 Additional Activities

Solve the following problems.

1. Bernie is saving money for a sports bag worth ₱585. He has
been saving ₱30 a day for ten days. How much more does he
need to save to be able to buy the sports bag?

2. Lolo Jose has a farm with 10 mango trees, 8 pigs, 22

chickens, and 2 carabaos. How many animal feet are there in
all in his farm?

3. A pile of ₱20-peso bills is consecutively numbered from

BU349374 to BU349689. What is the total peso value of the
bills?

4. In a school, there are 10 classrooms. If each of the two

classrooms has 38 chairs and the remaining classrooms have
45 chairs each, how many chairs are there in all?

5. Gheric has six shapes composed of triangles and squares. If

there are 20 corners in all, how many triangles are there?
How many squares are there?

6. Printer A prints 155 copies in one hour, while Printer B prints

134 copies in one hour. If the two printers are simultaneously
used for 4 hours, how many copies are printed in all?

Are you done answering? If yes, time to check.

Please go to page 16 for the Answer Key.

CONGRATULATIONS! You are performing very well.

See you in the next module.

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES WHAT’S MORE
1. He needs to save ₱285 more to be Activity 1
able to buy the sports bag.
2. There are 84 animal feet in his A. 1. The number of crayons left.
farm. 2. The total number of crayons.
3. The total peso value of the bills is 3. 8 boxes of crayons
₱6 320 (including BU349689) 24 crayons in each box
4. There are 436 chairs in all. 26 crayons given to his friend
5. There are 4 triangles in all. 4. Multiplication and Subtraction
There are 2 squares in all. 5. (8 x 24) – 26 = n
6. The two printers printed 1 156 6. 24 x 8 = 192
copies in all. 192 – 26 = 166
Aldrin has 166 crayons left.
ASSESSMENT B. 53 – 1 = 52 electric post
1. There are 259 unused paper plates 52 x 50 m = 2 600 m
2. Mary Ann has more sit-ups (744) The two towns are 2 600 meters
3. There are 3 motorcycles and apart from each other.
2 tricycles.
4. The total payment is ₱825 Assessment 1
5. The total sales is ₱2 189
1. Small room Big room
6. There are a total of 190 reactions. 4 x 4 = 16 7 x 4 = 28
7. The total distance is 19 meters.
8. 192 eggs and 48 cans of 16 + 28 = 44
condensed milk are needed
There are 44 seats in all.
9. Mrs, Montes needs to pay ₱8 240 2.
10. Lilibeth will gain ₱300.
WHAT I CAN DO
1. C
2. B
3. D Edwin will pay ₱18 for his 8-km
ride.
WHAT’S MORE
WHAT I KNOW
Activity 2
1. ₱620 1. A 6. ₱ 800
2. ₱285 2. B 7. 138 pupils
3. ₱480 3. C 8. 484 bottles
4. B 9. 100 books
Assessment 2 5. B 10. ₱600
1. ₱200
2. Solutions: WHAT’S IN
UAAIE: 100 x 5 = 500
QRT: 40 x 3 = 120 1. A
NN: 30 x 2 = 60 2. B
500 + 120 + 60 = 680 3. B
3. 570 minutes
Answer Key
Score update: What I Know, What’s More Activity 1and Assessment

 10 WOW! GREAT JOB!

 7-9 VERY NICE!
 5-6 NICE!
 3-4 OOOPPPS! Let us review and go over with the test again.
 0-2 Don’t worry. Take time to go over the lesson again. Do
not be shy to ask help from your teacher or facilitator.

Have fun!

Score update: What’s In, What’s More Activity 2, Assessment 2,

What I Can Do,
 3 WOW! EXCELLENT JOB!
The next activity will be easy for you.
 2 NICE!
 0-1 It is fine. Take time to go back to the lesson, review, and ask
questions as necessary before doing the next activity.
Have fun!

Score update: What ‘s More Activity 1 (A)

 6 WOW! GREAT JOB!

 4-5 NICE!
 0-3 Don’t worry. Your teacher will be happy to help you.
Do not be shy to ask questions. Have fun!

Score update: What’s More Assessment 1 and Additional Activities

 4 WOW! EXCELLENT JOB!
The next activity will be easy for you.
 3 NICE!
 0-2 It is fine. Take time to go back to the lesson, review, and ask
questions as necessary before doing the next activity.
Have fun!

Rubrics: What ‘s More Activity 1 (B)

 4 Solution/Illustration is correct and final answer is correctly stated.
 3 Solution/ Illustration is not clear but the final answer is
correctly stated.
 2 Solution/ Illustration is wrong but the final answer is
correctly stated.
 1 Solution/Illustration is wrong and the final answer is not
clearly stated.
 0 Solution/Illustration and final answer are wrong.

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References
K to 12 Mathematics Curriculum Guide, August 2016.

Tabilang, A. et. al. (2015). Mathematics: Learner’s Material, Pasig

City: Lexicon Press.

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