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Mathematics Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Module 1: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Mathematics Grade 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Quarter 1
Module 1 (Addition and Subtraction of Fractions)!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators
both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

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You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

Welcome to the Mathematics 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Learning
Quarter 1 Module 1 (Addition and Subtraction of Fractions)!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

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 This will give you an idea of the skills or
What I Need to Know competencies you are expected to
learn in the module.

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to check what you already know about
the lesson to take. If you get all the
answers correct (100%), you may
decide to skip this module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you

link the current lesson with the previous
one.

What’s New
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opener, an activity or a situation.

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What is It of the lesson. This aims to help you
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and skills.

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the Answer Key at the end of the
module.

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What I Have Learned
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in to process what you learned
from the lesson.
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What I Can Do
which will help you transfer your
new knowledge or skill into real
life situations or concerns.
This is a task which aims to
Assessment
evaluate your level of mastery in
achieving the learning
competency.
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Additional Activities
will be given to you to enrich
your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all

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 What I Need to Know

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

After going through this lesson, you are expected to:

• Add simple fractions or mixed numbers with or without regrouping
• Subtract fractions in simple or mixed fractions with or without
regrouping

What I Know

Can you change the fractions to its lowest terms? Let’s find out. The first
has done for you. Do the rest.
.

Fractions 6 4 3 12 20 8
8 12 9 18 25 20
Lowest
3
Terms
. 4

6 3 6 12 5 10
Fractions 10 12 9 24 25 25
3
Lowest 5
Terms
.

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 Check your answer with the answer key.
If you get 8 to 10 correct answers, you can now proceed to the next module.
If you get 5 to 7 correct answers, review the processes you missed.
If you get 4 correct answers and below, repeat the whole process.

Addition and Subtraction of

Week 1
Fractions

What’s In

A. Find the missing numerator or denominator. Express the sum in simplest form.
4 2 9 3 12 25
1) + + 10 = 10 4) + + 20 = 20
10 10 20 20

6 8 11 6 7 5
2) + + = 24 5) + + 18 = 18
24 18

4 3 12
3) + + 16 = 16
16

B. Perform the indicated operations. Reduce the answer in simplest form.

4 3 2 20 12
1) 12
+ 12
+ 12 = 4) 24
- 24
=
3 1 2 9 5
2) 8
+ 8
+ 8
= 5) 15
- 15
=
5 6 3
3) ( + )- =
10 10 10

What’s New

Learning to add or subtract similar fractions is easy. Let’s try to add or subtract
dissimilar fractions or fractions with different denominators.
3 1
Add : +
6 3

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A fraction strip show rectangle that are of the same sizes. The whole length of each
strip should be same.
3
6
1
3
1 1
How many parts do you see in 3?
6
3 1
There are 3 parts of sixths in 6 . There are 2 parts of sixths in .
3
5
Add 3 + 2 = 5 sixths or .
6

Solve the expressions:

2 3
1) +
4 8
3 4
2) +
6 12

You have learned how to add dissimilar fraction. This time, you will learn how to
subtract dissimilar fractions in simple forms. Observe where adding and subtracting
dissimilar fractions are alike.
Read the problem.

3 2
Mother has 4 meter of red ribbon. She used 3 metre to tie her daughter’s
hair. What part of the ribbon was left?

• How long is the ribbon at first?

• How long was used for the daughter’s hair?
• What will you do to find out the remaining part of the ribbon?

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 What is It

Explore this:
3 2
− =N
4 3

• What kind of fraction is this?

• Do you think you can subtract them at once?
3 2
Let’s show 4 and 3 in a fraction strip.

1 1 2 8
=3 = 12
3 3
𝟑 𝟐 𝟗 𝟖
Get the equivalent fractions of and . ( 𝟏𝟐 and 𝟏𝟐)
𝟒 𝟑
𝟗 𝟖
Can we now subtract and 𝟏𝟐 ? Why?
𝟏𝟐
𝟑 𝟗
=
𝟒 𝟏𝟐
𝟐 𝟖
− =
𝟑 𝟏𝟐
𝟏
𝟏𝟐
𝟏
The difference is . Is this already in lowest term?
𝟏𝟐

Try this!
5 2
− =N
8 6

Another way of finding the sum of dissimilar fractions is finding the LCD or least
common denominators.
𝟓 𝟏
Find a common denominator of 𝟖 and 𝟒.
𝟓 𝟏
Without using the diagram, can you subtract 3 𝟖 and 1 𝟒 at once?

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Study this:
𝟓 𝟓
3 3
𝟖 𝟖

-
𝟏 𝟐
1𝟒 1𝟖

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𝟑
2𝟖
𝟓 𝟏
- How do you change 𝟖 and 𝟒 to similar fraction?

- After changing to similar fractions, can you subtract the numerators already?

What’s More

Activity 1.
A. Change the following to similar fractions, then add. Number 1 has been done for
you.
𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 𝟖 𝟏𝟏 𝟏 𝟐
1. + = + = 2. + =
𝟒 𝟑 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟖 𝟔
𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐
3. + = 4. 4 𝟒 + 3 =
𝟓 𝟔 𝟔
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
5. 15 𝟗 + 6 = 6. 3𝟔 + 5 + 8 𝟏𝟐 =
𝟔 𝟑

B. Change the following to similar fractions, then subtract. Number 1 has been done
for you.
𝟏𝟐 𝟏 𝟏𝟐 𝟒 𝟖 𝟏 𝟓 𝟐
1. − = − = = 2. − =
𝟏𝟔 𝟒 𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟔 𝟐 𝟖 𝟔
𝟒 𝟐 𝟑 𝟐
3. − = 4. 9𝟒−1 =
𝟓 𝟑 𝟔
𝟔 𝟑 𝟒 𝟏
5. 8𝟗 − 6 = 6. 12 𝟔 − 2 =
𝟔 𝟑

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Activity 2.
Complete the function box.
A. B.
A B F= A+B
C D F= C-D
𝟏 𝟏
4 𝟒 2 2
𝟐
3 6
1 1 3 4
6 2 8 2
3 9 4 8

C. Complete the magic box.

1. 1
2. 3 12 3.
8
54 44 9

5 3
5 +88 +26
+26

4. 3 5. 10
84
4
3 -29
-26

Activity 3.
Perform the operation then look for your answer inside the box. Each time the
answer appears, write the corresponding letter in the blank. Reduce answers to
lowest terms.
3 2 3 1
A. - T. +4 _____ _____ _____
4 6 8
_____ _____
4 1 7 3 1 7 5
R. + S. -
9 2 8 4 8 12 12
17 5
18 8
9 2 5 1
H. - M. - Are you really this kind of student?
10 6 6 4

Congratulations! You are SMART!

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 What I Have Learned

• To add/subtract the similar fraction, we add/subtract the numerators and write

the result over the denominator.
• To add / subtract dissimilar fractions, we change the fractions to similar
fractions by using the LCD (Least Common Denominator).
• To change the fractions to its lowest term, find a common divisor for the
numerator and denominator.

What I Can Do

Find the MESSAGE

Match column A with column B to form the message.

Column A Column B
3 3 9
1) - F. 3 10
4 6
2 4
2) +6 E. 1
4
1 3 1
3) 2 2 + 4 4 A. 4
1 3 1
4) 6 5 - 2 10 S. 7 2
4 6 1
5) + 12 Y. 7 4
8
4 7
6) 8 - 8 T. 6

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6 1 4 5 6 2 1 3
What you can do in this time of General Community Quarantine?

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 Assessment

Answer the following.

A. Perform the operation. Reduce the answer to lowest term if possible.
𝟏 𝟑 𝟓 𝟏 𝟑
1) + 2𝟔 3) − 5) 5 𝟒 -
𝟐 𝟔 𝟐
𝟏
2𝟑
𝟏 𝟒 𝟑 𝟏 𝟐
2) 2 𝟓 + 3 𝟔 + 3 𝟏𝟎 4) 2 𝟐 - 𝟔

B. Perform the indicated operations. Simplify if necessary.

𝟔 𝟑 𝟐 𝟏 𝟏
1) + 2𝟔 3) 6 𝟏𝟎 −4 5) 5 𝟒
𝟖 𝟐
𝟓
- 2𝟔
𝟑 𝟏 𝟓 𝟏 𝟒
2) 4 𝟒 + 3 𝟔 + 3 𝟖 4) 14 𝟐 - 6 𝟔

Check your answer with the answer key.

If you get 8 to 10 correct answers, you can now proceed to the next module.
If you get 5 to 7 correct answers, review the processes you missed.
If you get 4 correct answers and below, repeat the whole process.

Hope you have FUN in working this module!

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 Additional Activities

A. Follow-the –Arrow Addition of Fraction Puzzle.

Perform addition of fractions along the path according to the arrows until
you get to the end. You should get to the same final answers

4 2 4
START 3 + +
8 6
1 1
4 4

1
5 +
+

+ 4
3 12
+
6

2 3
END
+ 12
+ 6

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 2. Follow-the –Arrow Subtraction of Fraction Puzzle.

Perform subtraction of fractions along the path according to the arrows

until you get to the end. You should get to the final answer three ways.

START 1
8 −
5 5

4 2
− −
6 3

5
−
15

1
3 −
− 3
9

1
27 −
5
45 END

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What’s More
Assessment
Activity 2 Complete the
A.
function box
1) 3 3
1
A. 1) 4 4
2) 9 4
6
1
2) 8 9
3) 3
1
1
B. 1)
3
4) 2 6
1
5
2) 6 4
5) 3 12 1
C. 1) 8 12
B. 3
1 2) 13 8
1) 1 4
7
13 3) 15
2) 11 24 18
1
7 4) 6
3) 1 4
10 5
5 5) 7 9
4) 7 6
3
5) 4 4 Activity 3
SMART
What I Know What's In What’s More
A. Van 1 A. Activity 1
1 4 1) 3 1
1) 3
4) 5 A. 2)
2) 25 3
1 2 8
2) 3
5) 5 3) 19 3) 15
2 1 7
3) 3 4) 10 =4 4) 7 12
B. Van 2 5 5
1
5) 15 =6 5.) 11 18
1) 4 B. 2
2 9 3
6) 16 3
2) 3
1) = 7
12 4 B. 2)
1 6 3 24
3) 2
2) = 2
8 4 3)
1 8 1 15
4) 5
3) = 5
24 3
2 4
4) 8 12
5) 5
4) 1
5 5) 2 6
1
6) 10 3
Answer Key
References
1. Lesson Guide in Mathematics 6 p 190
2. 21st Century Mathletes TM
3. Distance Education for Elementary Schools
Mathematics 6

4. Number Smart Worktext in Mathematics

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