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LESSON NO. 3: MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS

CONTENT STANDARD:
 demonstrates understanding of the four fundamental operations involving
fractions and decimals
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
 Multiplies decimals and mixed decimals with factors up to 2 decimal places
 Multiplies mentally decimals up to 2 decimals places by 0.1, 0.01, 10, and
100
 Solves routine and non- routine problems involving multiplication without or
with addition or subtraction of fractions and mixed fractions using
appropriate problem solving strategies and tools
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
 Multiplying simple fractions and mixed numbers
 Solves routine and non- routine problems involving multiplication without or
with addition or subtraction of fractions and mixed fractions using
appropriate problem solving strategies and tools

Fraction- simply tells us how many parts of a whole we have. 

Grouping- the act or process of combining in groups.
Numerator-  number above the line in a common fraction showing how many of the
parts indicated by the denominator are taken, for example, 2 in 2/3.
Denominator- the number below the line in a common fraction; a divisor.

Pencil, Eraser, Paper and Module.

Answer this,
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5
1. 12+1 =¿ ¿
6

4
2. 40−2 =¿
15 ¿

5 7
3. 4 +2 =¿ ¿
6 9

7 3
4. 7 −1 =¿ ¿
9 4

5 3
5. 4 −1 =¿ ¿
6 4

Multiplying Mixed Fractions

Here are the steps to multiply mixed fractions

 convert to Improper Fractions

 Multiply the Fractions
 convert the result back to Mixed Fractions
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email: maryknoll.sto.tomas@gmail.com
 MARYKNOLL SCHOOL OF STO. TOMAS, INC.
Fd. Road 3, Brgy. Tibal-og
8112 Sto. Tomas, Davao Del Norte
Telephone :084-829-0249
email: maryknoll.sto.tomas@gmail.com
1. How do you multiply fractions?

7 9
2. Show how to ways to multiply x .
12 21

3. What advantage do you find in multiplying fractions by giving the

prime factorization of a composite numerator or denominator
before computing the products?

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4. How do you change 9 into an improper fraction?
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ACTIVITY 1.
Multiply each and express the product in its simplest form.

4 3 9 5
1. x =¿ 6. x =¿
6 8 ¿ 10 15 ¿

5 6 4 3
2. x =¿ 7. 9 x =¿
7 9 ¿ 21 6 ¿

3 2 6 4
3. x =¿ 8. x 3 =¿ ¿
5 9 ¿ 14 8

4 3
4. x 2 =¿ ¿
8 4
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9 5
5. x =¿
10 15 ¿

ACTIVITY 2.
Write the correct symbol (>, = <) in the blank to make the statement
true.

3 3 3 3 14 2 14 2
1. x ______ x 6. - ______ -
4 8 4 8 18 7 18 7

8 7 8 7 3 6 5 6
2. + ______ - 7. 4 x ______ +
9 16 9 16 5 15 8 15

6 6 7 4 7 4
3. 7x ______7 - 8. 3 x ______3 +
9 9 8 21 8 21

5 6 5 6
4. x ______ +
8 15 8 15

1 3 1 3
5. 8 x ______8 -
2 5 4 5

ACTIVITY 3.
Give the answer in its simplest form.
4 7
1. What is 3 added to the product of and ?
5 10
1 1 1
2. What is of the sum of 3 and ?
2 2 4
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3. What is 2 less than ?
10
7 3 5
4. What is x more than ?
12 21 10
6 9 2
5. What is of the difference of and ?
9 10 5

ACTIVITY 4.
Solve each problem. Express the answer in its simplest form.
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1. Lianne spent of her savings to buy a gift for her mother
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2. Kianna had P480.00 and Kyle had P420.00. Kyle shared of his
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money and Kianna shared of her money to buy a book that
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they both wanted to read. How much money did they share to
buy the book?

3 5
3. Pilar bought 8 kg of fruit. She put of them in a nicely
4 8
wrapped basket. How many kilograms of fruit were in the
basket?
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Telephone :084-829-0249
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4. Willy has painted of the wall. After painting of the unpainted
3 4
portion, what fraction of the wall does he need to paint to finish
painting the wall?

2 1
5. Mila used of the wall. After painting of the unpainted portion,
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what fraction of the wall does he need to paint to finish painting
the wall?

Rubric for the activity

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Telephone :084-829-0249
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REFERENCE:
Adella C. Villamayor. 2017 MATH FOR LIFE, Rex
Book Store.