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Module
40

MATH
Solving Word Problems Involving
Division of Fractions

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 To the Learner

Have a nice day! Did you enjoy answering you previous modules?
Did you learn something? Today, you will apply what you have learned
about division of fractions.

Let’s Learn This

This module talks about “Solving Word Problems Involving

Division of Fractions.” It is easier to solve problems if you follow
the steps properly.

Let’s Try This

Direction: Divide. Express your answer in lowest term.

6 . 1
1. . =
8 4

2. 4 . 2
. =
9 3

.
3. 12 . 2 1 =
2

4. .
3 43 . 38 =

5. 2 . 3 =
5 .

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 Let’s Study This

Let’s analyze and solve the problem together.

Joel has a group of 8 . How many groups of 2 can he makes?
10 10

Understand

• What is asked?

Number of groups Joel can make

• What are given?

8 and 2
10 10

Plan

• What operation to be used?

Division

• What is the number sentence?

8 . 2

10 . 10 = N

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Carry out the plan

• What is the complete solution?

8 . 2 = 8 x

10 . 10
10 = 80 or 4 groups
10 2 20

Look back and check

• Is the answer sensible?

Yes.

Therefore, Joel can form 4 groups.

Another Example:
There were 10 21 loaves of bread which were equally
shared with 21 street children. What part of the bread did each
child get?

Understand

• What is asked?

Part of the bread that each child get

• What facts are given?

1

10 2 loaves of bread and 21 street children

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 Plan

• What operation to be used?

Division

• What is the number sentence?

1 .

10 2 . 21 = N

Carry out the plan

• What is the complete solution?

10 1 . 21 = 21 x 1 = 21 or 1 loaf
2 . 2 21 42 2

Look back and check

• Is your answer correct?

Yes.

Therefore, each child got 1 loaf.

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 Let’s Do This

Direction: Read the problem and answer the questions

that follow.
A team of 15 volunteers will share 3 3 kg. of rice equally for lunch. How
4
many kilograms of rice will each volunteer gets?

1. What is asked in the problem?

2. What are the given facts?

3. What equation to be used?

4. What is the mathematical sentence?

5. What is the complete solution?

6. What is the complete answer?

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 Let’s Do More

Directions: Read each problem carefully. Answer each

question and write your answer below it.

How many pieces of wire, each measuring 1 1 meters, can be

3
cut from 10 2 meters of wire?
3

1. What is asked?

2. What are given?

3. What operation to be used?

4. What is the number sentence?

5. What is the complete solution?

6. What is the complete answer?

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 Let’s Remember This

 To solve a 1-step word problem, the following steps should

be followed:

1. Understand and analyze the problems:

Know what is asked.

Know what facts are given.
2. Decide or Plan

Know what operations to be used.

Write the correct number sentence.
3. Carry out the plan.

Solve for the correct answer.
4. Look back and check.

Find out if your answer is correct.

Let’s Test Ourselves

Direction: Read each problem carefully and answer the

questions that follow.
Rona has 20 41 meters of cloth, if she uses 43 of it for a girls’ dress,
how many dresses can she make?

1. What is asked?

2. What are given?

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3. What operation to be used?

4. What is the mathematical sentence?

5. What is the complete solution?

6. What is the complete answer?

Let’s Consider This

What’s your score?

 If you got 6, Excellent! You can now proceed to the

next module.
 If you got 4-5, do the “Lets Enrich Ourselves.”
 If you got below 4, review the whole module.

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 Let’s Enrich
Ourselves

Direction: Read the problem and answer the questions

after it.
The perimeter of a square is 8 21 meters. How long is each side of
the square? (Knowing that a square has 4 equal side)

1. What is asked?

2. What are given?

3. What operation to be used?

4. What is the number sentence?

5. What is the complete solution?

6. What is the complete answer?

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 Answer Key

Let’s Try This

1. 3 4. 15
152

2. 2 5. 2
3 5
4
3. 4 5

Let’s Do This

1. Kilograms of rice that each volunteer will get.

3
2. 15 volunteers and 3 4 kg.

3. Division
3 .
4. 3 4 . 15 = N
3 . 15 1 15 1
5. 3 4 . 15 = 4 15 60 4
kg.

6. Each volunteer will get 1 kg.

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Let’s Do More

1. Pieces of wire
1 2
2. 1 3 meters and 10 3 meters.

3. Division
2 . 1
4. 10 3 . 13 = N
2 . .
5. 10 3 . 1
1
3
= 32
3 .
4
3
= 32
3
x 3
4
= 96
12
or 8 pieces

6. There are 8 pieces of wire.

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 Let’s Test Ourselves

1. Number of dresses can Rona make.

1 3
2. 20 4 m and 4 m

3. Division
1 . 3
4. 20 4 . 4 =N
1 . 3 81 4 324
5. 20 4 . 4 = 4 x 3 = 4
or 27 dresses

6. Rona can make 27 dresses.

Let’s Enrich Ourselves

1. The length of each side of a square.

1
2. 8 2 meters and 4 sides.

3. Division

4. 8 1 . 4=N
2 .
1 . 17 1 17 1
5. 8 2 . 4= 2 x 4 = 8 = 2 8 meters

6. The length of each side is 2 1 meters.

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