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MATHEMATICS
Quarter 1 – Week 6
Lesson 1: Adding Fractions
and Mixed Numbers

Learning Competency:
M5NS-If-88.2
Solves routine and non-routine problems
involving addition and/or subtraction of
fractions using appropriate problem-solving
strategies and tools.

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 What I Need To Know

Hi! I am teacher Katty and I will be

guiding you in this Self Learning Kit. At
the end of this SLK, you should be able
to:
1. Analyze routine and non-routine

problems involving addition of

fractions.

2. Create different ways or solutions in

solving routine and non-routine

problems involving addition of

fractions using appropriate problem-

solving strategies and tools.

3. Solve patiently routine and non-
routine word problems.
4. Display love in doing one’s work or
activity, for example by solving word
problems.

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 WHAT I KNOW

Before we proceed with the Self-Learning Kit,

answer the following questions as self-assessment in
this topic.

A. Directions: Give the sum of the following

fractions. Reduce the answer to lowest
terms whenever possible.

3 1 3 2
1. + 6. 5 + 5
5 5

11 2 7 3
2. + 7. +
16 16 10 10

3 4 2 10
3. +8 8. 11 + 11
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4 1 1 3
4. +7 9. 10 + 10
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7 2 3 9
5. +9 10. 13 + 13
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REVIEW
B. Give the least common multiple (LCM) of the following:
1. 4 and 5 _______________________
2. 3 and 6 _______________________
3. 7 and 10 _______________________
4. 6 and 9 _______________________
5. 2 and 11 _______________________

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 WHAT’S NEW

ACTIVITY 1

Concept Mapping
This activity will help you think about your daily life observations.

Have you seen a roll of plain cloth?

a. Where do we usually see them?
b. Where do we usually use these cloths?

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WHAT’S IS IT
DISCUSSION OF ACTIVITY 1

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Mrs. Martin bought 5 m of white cloth and m of blue cloth. How
2 5
many meters of cloths did she buy in all?

a. How will you solve the problem?

b. What is asked?
c. What are the given?

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 Let us illustrate the problem using models.

1 2
2 5
d. What operation should be used?
e. What number sentence can you write?
1 2
f. What kind of fractions are 5 2 and 2 5 ?
g. How do we add fractions and mixed number?

Hello! How is the activity? What do you

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notice from the models? Note that 5 2 = 5 10 and
2 4
= 10 .
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From the given models we can formulate

steps on adding fractions and mixed numbers.
1. From the models illustrated, you can see
1 2
that we need to convert 2 and 5 into
similar fractions, where 10 is the LCD of 5
and 2.
• Get the LCD by listing method, then
divide the LCD to the denominator
and multiply its result to the
numerator; the product will
become the new numerator. Copy
5 the LCD as the new denominator.
1 𝟓
5 = 2,4,6,8,10,12 => 𝟏𝟎
2
2 𝟒
= 5,10,15,20 => 𝟏𝟎
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2. Add the whole numbers before the

fractional part.
5 4 9
5 + =5
10 10 10
3. Reduce the answer to lowest terms if
possible
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 WHAT’S MORE
Independent Activity 1

Direction: Read and solve the word problem. Express your answer in
lowest term.
Mrs. Ramos’ class recorded the rainfall everyday. On Monday,
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the students recorded 3 cm of rain and 3 cm of rain was recorded on
Tuesday. How many centimeters of rain did the class record in all?
Write your answer here.

Independent Assessment 1

Direction: Read and solve the word problem. Express your answer in
lowest term.
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To make girl’s uniform, Mrs. Martin needs 14 m of cloth for the
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skirts and m for the blouse. How many meters of cloth are needed for
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one uniform?
Write your answer here.

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 Independent Activity 2

Direction: Read and solve the word problem. Express your answer in
lowest term.
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Kring and Nikki decided to jog in the city park. Kring jogged 1
6
1
miles while Nikki jogged 2 2 miles. How many miles did the two pupils
jog combined?
Write your answer here.

Independent Assessment 2

Direction: Read and solve the word problem. Express your answer in
lowest term.
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On her way to Barrio Maligaya, Gina travels 6 8 hrs by bus and
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another 5 5 hrs by jeepney. How long does it take to travel to Barrio
Maligaya?
Write your answer here.

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 Independent Activity 3

Direction: Read and solve the word problem. Express your answer in
lowest term.
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There are visitors at home. Michelle made 8 cups of tea while
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Leslie made 62 cups of tea. How many cups of tea did the two sisters
make for the visitors?
Write your answer here.

Independent Assessment 3

Direction: Read and solve the word problem. Express your answer in
lowest term.
1 2
A tailor bought 10 m of printed cloth and m of plain white
4 5
cloth. How many meters of cloth did she buy in all?
Write your answer here.

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 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
BIG IDEA

Adding or subtracting similar fractions is simply getting the

sum or difference of the numerator, then copying its common
denominator. If the fractions are dissimilar, change to similar
fractions and perform the needed operation.
2 1
Example: Add 8 7 + 2
2 4
8 7 = 8 14 Align the fractions.
1 7
+ = Find the LCD and rename them as
2 14
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8 14 similar fractions.
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Answer: 8 14

WHAT I CAN DO
Now that you have learned the concept of Adding
Fractions and Mixed Numbers, it is now time that you apply it to
the real world.

Diretion: Solve the problem using the four step process.

Luzviminda prepared orange-pineapple juice for her
1 1 1
family. She mixed 3 cups of water, cup of orange juice; and
2 4 2
cup of pineapple juice. How many cups of liquid did she mix in
all?
Understand: Solve:

a. What is asked? ____________________ _____________________

b. What are the given facts?__________ _____________________
Plan: Answer:
______________________________________ _____________________

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 ASSESSMENT
Hello! How are you? You have come to the last part
of this Self Learning Kit. This is your assessment test.
Let us see what you got from this Self Learning Kit.
Good luck!

A. Direction: Add. Reduce the sum to lowest terms whenever

possible.

1 1 1 3 5
1. 15 2. 23 3. 27 4. 56 5. 63
2 6 5 10 12
3 4 2 1 2
+ + + + +
4 8 6 6 6

B. Solve each problem.

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6. On her way to school, Jasmine travels 6 kilometers by bus and 5
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kilometers by tricycle. How far does she travel from her home to
school?

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7. A tailor used 2 meters of cloth for a pair of pants and 1 meters
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for a skirt. How many meters of cloth were used?

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8. Catherine has 1 kilograms of beef and 5 kilograms of chicken in
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her refrigerator. How many kilograms of meat does she have in her
refrigerator?

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9. Mikka and Rose decided to jog at the Eco Park. Mikka jogs 1 2
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kilometers while Rose jogs 1 km more than the distance covered
2
by Mikka. How many kilometers did the two travel altogether?

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10. Maylene made 3 glasses of orange juice on Tuesday and 1
5 2
glasses of orange juice on Wednesday. How much orange juice did
she make on those two days combined?

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 ANSWER KEY

REFERENCES
Borromeo, Melody G., et. al., 21st Century MATHletes Teacher’s Manual,
(Quezon City, Philippines, Vibal Group Inc., 2016), 27-29.
Borromeo, Melody G., et. al., 21st Century MATHletes Textbook for Grade 5,
(Quezon City, Philippines, Vibal Group Inc., 2016), 58-69.

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Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of City of Bogo
Buac, Cayang, Bogo City, Cebu

ROSELLER N. GELIG, CESO VI

Schools Division Superintendent

NILO J. SENDRIJAS
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

NORMA M. LEPITEN
Chief Education Supervisor

LOURDESITA P. GUARDIARIO
Education Program Supervisor- LRMDS

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Education Program Supervisor- MATHEMATICS

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Illustrator/ Layout Artist

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