Solving Problems Involving Multiplication

1. MATHEMATICS

3. Diego earns ₱ 275.00 a
day by selling banana cue
in the town plaza. He gives
₱ 180 to his mother and
saves the rest. How much
does he save in 5 days?

4. In solving a word problem,
you must understand first
the problem well before
attempting to solve it.

5. Here are the steps
in solving the
problem:

6. Step 1. Understand the problem.
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given
facts?
c. What are the clue
words?

7. Diego earns ₱ 275.00 a day by selling banana cue in the town plaza. He gives ₱
180 to his mother and saves the rest. How much does he save in 5 days?
Step 1. Understand the problem.
a. What is asked?
 The amount Diego saves in 5 days.
b. What are the given facts?
 ₱ 275.00 earnings in a day
 ₱ 180.00 for mother
 5 days
c. What are the clue words?
 Saves the rest

8. Step 2. Plan what to do.
a. Draw a picture of the problem.
b. What is the hidden questions?
c. What are the operation to be used?
d. Write the equation for the hidden questions.
e. Write the equation for the problem.

9. Diego earns ₱ 275.00 a day by selling banana cue in the town plaza. He gives ₱
180 to his mother and saves the rest. How much does he save in 5 days?
Step 2. Plan what to do.
a. Draw a picture of the problem.
₱ 275.00 earned in a day
₱ 180 given to
mother
Amount
saved in a
day
Amount saved in 5 days

10. Diego earns ₱ 275.00 a day by selling banana cue in the town plaza. He gives ₱
180 to his mother and saves the rest. How much does he save in 5 days?
Step 2. Plan what to do.
b. What is the hidden questions?
 The amount saved in a day.
c. What are the operation to be used?
 Subtraction and Multiplication
d. Write the equation for the hidden questions.
 ₱ 275.00 – ₱ 180.00= N
e. Write the equation for the problem.
 (₱ 275.00 – ₱ 180.00) x 5 = N

11. Step 3. Solve the problem.
a. Show the solution.
b. Complete answer.

12. Diego earns ₱ 275.00 a day by selling banana cue in the town plaza. He gives ₱
180 to his mother and saves the rest. How much does he save in 5 days?
Step 3. Solve the problem.
a. Show the solution.
₱ 275.00
- ₱ 180.00
₱ 95.00
₱ 95.00
X 5
₱ 475.00
b. Complete answer:
Diego saves ₱ 475.00 in 5 days.

13. Step 4. Check your answer..
a. Check to see if the answer is correct.
Diego saves ₱ 95.00 for one day.
Adding ₱ 95.00 five times will give you
₱ 475.00.

14. Steps in
Solving Problem
Involving
Multiplication:

15. Step 1. Understand the problem.
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given facts?
c. What are the clue words?
Step 2. Plan what to do.
a. Draw a picture of the problem.
b. What is the hidden questions?
c. What are the operation to be used?
d. Write the equation for the hidden questions.
e. Write the equation for the problem.
Step 3. Solve the problem.
a. Show the solution.
b. Complete answer.
Step 4. Check your answer.
a. Check to see if the answer is correct.

16. Mrs. Dizon bought 3
kilogram of pork at
₱ 280.00 per kilogram.
How much change did
she receive from a
₱ 1000 bill?

17. Mrs. Dizon bought 3 kilogram of pork at ₱ 280.00 per kilogram. How much
change did she receive from a ₱ 1000 bill?
Step 1. Understand the problem.
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given facts?
c. What are the clue words?
Step 2. Plan what to do.
a. Draw a picture of the problem.
b. What is the hidden questions?
c. What are the operation to be used?
d. Write the equation for the hidden questions.
e. Write the equation for the problem.
Step 3. Solve the problem.
a. Show the solution.
b. Complete answer.
Step 4. Check your answer.
a. Check to see if the answer is correct.

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