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Department of Education
National Capital Region
S CHOOLS DIVIS ION OFFICE
MARIK INA CITY

MATHEMATICS
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Solving Word Problems involving
Multiplication of Fractions

Writer: Socorro B. Benedicto

Cover Illustrator: April Vanessa Baldovino

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 What I Need to know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master in Solving Word Problems involving Multiplication of fractions. The scope
of this module is to solve routine and non-routine involving multiplication of
fractions using appropriate problem solving strategies and tools.
Lesson 1. Solves routine and non-routine problems involving
multiplication of fractions.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. solve routine and non-routine problems involving multiplication of
fractions using appropriate problem-solving strategies and tools
(M6NS-Ic-5.1)

Lesson 1: Solves Routine and Non-Routine Problems Involving

Multiplication of fractions

Multiplication
WhatofI Know
Fraction (M6NS-Ia-2.2)
What I Know

1. What is the product if you multiply to two-thirds to three fourths?

1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
2 3 4 5
3 2
2. Mother had kg of flour. She used of it to make cookies, How
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much flour did she use to make the cookies?

1 1 1 1
A. B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
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3. There were 90 children at the birthday party, If of them were boys,
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how many are girls?

A. 34 B. 35 C. 36 D. 37
3 1
4. Jun Jun found of a pie in the refrigerator. He ate of it. What
4 3

fraction of the whole cake did he eat?

1 1 1 1
A. B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
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 5 3
5. Connie had 9 of the box of red candles. She sold 5 of the candles last

Sunday. What part of the entire box of candies did she sell?
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
2 3 4 5
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6. Each costume for the play requires 5 5 meter of fabric. How many

meters will be needed to make all 12 costumes?

1 1 1 1
A. 66 5 B. 67 5 C. 68 5 D. 695

7. There are 40 pupils in a certain class. Three-fifths of the class are

boys. How many are girls?
A. 12 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18
8. There are 24 hours in a day and health expert tell us that we should
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sleep of the day. How much time should we spend sleeping?
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A. 9 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14
9. There are 30 pupils in Mrs. De Guzman’s Grade 5 class. One-fifth of
the pupils are absent. How many are present?
A. 20 B. 22 C. 24 D. 26
10. Lea has 300 books. Three fifths of these book are math books, and
the rest are art books. How many books are art books?
A. 120 B. 160 C. 170 C. 180

What’s In

What is the world’s largest flower?

This rare flower is found in the rainforest of Indonesia.
It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15
pounds! It is parasitic plant, with no visible leaves,
roots and stem.

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Directions: Find the product of the following fractions. Each question
corresponds to a letter that can be found in the squares below. Write the letter
of the question in the square that corresponds to your answer.

3 3 1 1
R- 6 5 𝑋 2 11 = ? N. 10 5 𝑋 1 17 = ?

1 2 2 6
A – 1 2 𝑋 2 12 = ? S 8 5 𝑋 2 12 = ?

1 3 1 6
L- 4 5 𝑋 2 = ? I- 4 6 𝑋 2 15 = ?
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1 6 4 1
F - 11 2 𝑋 2 15 = ? O- 2 𝑋 27 = ?
5

3 4 2 5
E- 3 𝑋 2 = ? D- 3 𝑋 1 = ?
5 18 5 20

1 3 3 1 1
15 3 27 27 10 8 21 10 3
4 5 5 5 4

1 4 1 1
3 15 10 6 10 4 10 10
4 5 5 4

What’s New
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At the animal shelter, of the animals are cats. 2 of the cats are male.
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What fraction of the animals at the shelter are male cats?

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 What is it

To find out we can use drawing to solve for the product.

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Step 1 : Draw 6

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Step 2 : Divide the given 6 into
2 parts and shade 1 out of it

Step 3 : Simplify answer using

cancellation
.

𝟒
of the animals are cats
𝟔

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Draw
6

𝟏
of the cats are male.
𝟐

4
Divide the given into
6

2 parts and shade 1 out of it

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 What fraction of the animals at the shelter are male cats?

Answer:
𝟒 𝟏
or
𝟏𝟐 𝟑

𝟒 𝟒 𝟏 𝟏
That is, ÷2=𝟔x𝟐 =𝟑
𝟔
Example No. 2
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There were 90 children at the birthday party. If of them are boys, how many
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are girls?

Total number of children (90)

18 18 18 18 18

No. of boys (54) No. of girls (36)

90 - 54 = 36 number of girls
Example No. 3

Arvin received P 500 as his birthday gift from his aunt Jocelyn. He gave
1 4
2
of it to his mother. He spent 5 of the remaining amount and save the

rest? How much did he save?

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 Arvin’s money (P 500)

Amount given
50 50 50 50 50 to mother
( 250)
Amount
50 50 50 50 Save
(50)

Amount spent (200)

Step 1. Divide 500 into 2 then multiply it to 1 500 ÷ 2 = 250 x1 = 250

P 250- amount given
to mother

Step 2 : Divide 250 into 5 then multiply it to 4 250 ÷ 5 = 50 x 4 = 200

P 200- amount spent

Step 3: Divide 250 into 5 then multiply it to 1 250 ÷ 5 = 50 x 1 =50

P 50 amount save

Example No. 4
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A vendor had 96 balloons. He sold 3
of them in the morning and 4

of the remaining in the afternoon. How many balloons were unsold?

2 1
Step 1 add 3
+ 4
Step 2: Find the GCF of 3 and 4. 3 6 9 12

4 8 12

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 2 64
Step 3 Muliply x 96
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Step 4 Subtract 96 – 64 32

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Step 5 Multiply x 32
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Step 6 Add 64 and 8 72

Step 7 Subtract 96 and 72 24

So, there are 24 unsold balloons.

What’s More

Solve the problems. Label your answers

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1. For each day of the week, Martha spends 2 hours helping their family
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hardware. How many hours does she work in a week?

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2. Mother had 2 dozen of eggs in the refrigerator. She used 4
of the eggs

to make leche plan. How many eggs were used?

2
3. There are 20 girls in the class of Mrs. Fajardo. are girl scouts. How
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many are not girl scouts?

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4. Kate received a salary of 4000 in a week. He donated of it to the
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fire victims. How much did he donate?

2 1
5. Marilyn used of a 4 5 meters of ribbon for her art project. How many
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meters ribbon was left?

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 What I Have Learned

How do you solve word problems involving multiplication of fractions?

Important reminder for analysis of the problem.

• Draw a diagram/ illustration to help you understand the problem.

• Transform the word problem into an equation
• Always verify the correctness of the solution and answer by working
backward.
• Label your answer correctly
Can Do

What I Can Do

Read and solve the problem.

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1. There are 56 children in a birthday party which of them are girls.
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How many are boys?

2 1
2. Jake has painted of the fence. After painting of the unpainted portion,
3 4

how much more does he need to paint to finish painting the fence?
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3. Diane spent of her savings to buy gift for her father. If her savings is
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P300, how much did she spend for the gift?

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4. Rommel bought a dozen of apples. He shared of them to his friends.
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How many apples did he give to his friends?

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5. There are 24 hours a day. Sheila spends 8
in washing the clothes and

cleaning the house. How much time did she spend in working?

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 Assessment

Read each question carefully. Then choose the letter of the correct answer

1. There are 24 hours in a day and health expert tell us that we should
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sleep of the day. How much time should we spend sleeping?
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A. 14 B. 12 C. 10 D. 9
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2. Jun Jun found of a pie in the refrigerator. He ate of it. What
4 3

fraction of the whole cake did he eat?

1 1 1 1
A. 5
B. 4 C. 3 D. 2

3. What is the product if you multiply to two-thirds to three fourths?

1 1 1 1
A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2
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4. Each costume for the play requires 5 5 meters of fabric. How many

meters will be needed to make all 12 costumes?

1 1 1 1
A. 69 5 B. 68 5 C. 67 5 D. 665
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5. Mother had 4
kg of flour. She used 3
of it to make cookies, How

much flour did she use to make the cookies?

1 1 1 1
A. B. 4 C. 3 D. 2
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6. Lea has 300 books. Three fifths of these book are math books, and
the rest are art books. How many books are art books?
A. 180 B. 170 C. 160 D. 120
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7. Connie had of the box of red candles. She sold of the candles last
9 5

Sunday. What part of the entire box of candies did she sell?
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
5 4 3 2

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8. There are 30 pupils in Mrs. De Guzman’s Grade 5 class. One-fifth of
the pupils are absent. How many are present?
A. 25 B. 24 C. 23 D. 22
9. There are 40 pupils in a certain class. Three-fifths of the class are
boys. How many are girls?
A. 18 B. 16 C. 14 D. 12
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10. There were 90 children at the birthday party, If of them were boys,
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how many are girls?

A. 37 B. 36 C. 35 D. 34

Additional Activities

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There are 40 pupils in Grade VI- Makakalikasan. 4 of them are twelve

years old. How many are not twelve years old?

Follow the directions:

1. Write what is asked.

2. List what are given.
3. Make a diagram to illustrate the problem. Put a label
4. Write the number sentence and solve
5. Write your answer

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 Development Team of the Module

Writer: Socorro B. Benedicto (HBES)

Editors: Jessica A. Beltran (HBES – Principal)
Norma R. Candido (NES-MT)
Vilma Y. Dizon (FES)
Raquel A. Dasalla (LVES)
Evelyn R. Natividad (SRES)
Yolanda C. De Guzman (CIS Elem)
Marjorie B. Se (MES)
Internal Reviewer: Dominador J. Villafria (Education Program Supervisor-Mathematics)
Lilia G. Garperio (Public Schools District Supervisor)
Illustrator: Socorro B. Benedicto
Cover Illustrator: April Vanessa Baldovino
Management Team:
Answer’s Key
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, CID
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Dominador J. Villafria
Education Program Supervisor-Mathematics

Ivy Coney A. Gamatero

Education Program Supervisor– LRMS

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Schools Division Office- Marikina City

Email Address: [email protected]

191 Shoe Ave., Sta. Elena, Marikina City, 1800, Philippines

Telefax: (02) 682-2472 / 682-3989

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