Creating problems (with reasonable

answers) involving division without or

with any of the other operations of
fractions and mixed fractions

Prepared by: Genelene B. Fernandez

Teacher 1
Bulihan Elementary School
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What are the steps in solving
word problems?
Why is it important to
share?
How many of you love to
share stuff?
What are the things that you
usually share?
 After harvesting 20 sacks of
corn, 3 sacks were divided by
Mang Rico. He gave ¼ of a
sack of corn to each of his
neighbors. How many
neighbors shared Mang
Rico’s good harvest?
What is asked in the problem? How do we divide fractions?
What are the given to solve the What is the answer?
problem?
What are the things that make
What operation will you use? up the problem?
Give the mathematical sentence.
Create a word problem by filling in the blank with
words below.

Maria is making ________ for her

godmother. _____many placemats can she cut
from ______meters off linen cloth if ______
placemat measures ____ meter?

a. 4 c. How

b. 2/5 d. placemats
 GROUP ACTIVITY
(Arrange the words to
form a word problem and
give the correct answer)
Create a word problem involving division of
fraction.

Mother has 3/5 of the pizza.

She has 6 children.
Each child should get equal
parts of pizza.
 GROUP 1 GROUP 3
Can repair one desk Would be served 3/5
How many desks can they repair How many cups will be served
Boyet and his father Cup of juice
In 1/6 hour To 24 visitors
In four hours If every visitors

GROUP 2 GROUP 4
Would be served 3/5 With ½ dozens
How many cups will be served 250 polvorons
Cup of juice How many boxes
To 24 visitors If they filled each box
If every visitors Were they able to fill?

GROUP 5
With ½ dozens 250 polvorons
If they filled each box How many boxes
Were they able to fill?
How do you create word
problems?

 Review and develop a list of

vocabulary words used in
Mathematics
 Identify the characters, location or
settings, number sentence and the
key question.
Performance Based Assessment

Group the pupils into 5. Ask

them to create a problem involving
division of fractions. Then let them
give the answer.