Republic of the Philippines

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
City of Malolos, Bulacan
(044) 919 – 7800 local 1073 – 1074

A.Y. 2022 – 2023

SECOND SEMESTER
TEACHING MATH IN THE INTERMEDIATE GRADES

PROBLEM SET
SET A

PROBLEM SETS: Solve for the following problems completely on applications of fractions and decimals. On a
short bond paper, create a one-inch margin and write solutions in the paper. All solutions must be in
handwritten form. USE POLYA’S METHOD for worded problems. (5 pts. each)

Deadline of Submission: March 13, 2023

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1. Mr. Caloy makes candle and then he supplies on different markets. He has 24 kg of wax and then he
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3 2
bought 12 kg more. If he uses 15 kg for each candle, how many candles can he make?
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1
2. A man sold one-fifth of his land, and then sold again two-thirds of what remained. He had 31 hectares
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left. How much land had he at first?
7 2
+
2 3
3. Simplify: 3 5
−
4 6
4. Raziel owns P70 000.00 worth of stocks and P170 000.00 worth of bonds. If the value of the stocks
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declines by ½ and the value of the bonds increase by , what is the total value of stocks and bonds of
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Raziel?
5. After buying half a dozen eggs, 3 cans of sardines, and a pack of milk, Charles received a change of P
0.50 from his P 200.00. If the pack of milk costs P 102.50 and a can of sardines cost P 15.75, how much
is a piece of egg?
6. A nurse was to give of her patient a 4.58-unit dosage of a prescribed drug. The total remaining units of
the drug at the hospital pharmacy were 63.39 units. The nurse has 12 patients. Will there be enough
dosages for all the patients?
7. The average of five recent examinations of Cess in Mathematics 6 is 89.25. She wants to qualify on a
competition who accepts an average of 91.65 or above on mathematics examinations. Her teacher gave
a final examination. What must be her score on the final examination to qualify on the competition? Is
it possible to attain such score?
8. Paolo bought a smartphone that cost P 21,800.99. He made a downpayment of P1765.25. He paid the
rest of the amount in 6 equal installments. How much did he pay for each installment?

Prepared by:

LOUIS ROBERT C. SISON, LPT

Part-time Instructor
 Republic of the Philippines
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
City of Malolos, Bulacan
(044) 919 – 7800 local 1073 – 1074

A.Y. 2022 – 2023

SECOND SEMESTER
TEACHING MATH IN THE INTERMEDIATE GRADES

PROBLEM SET
SET B

PROBLEM SETS: Solve for the following problems completely on applications of fractions and decimals. On a
short bond paper, create a one-inch margin and write solutions in the paper. All solutions must be in
handwritten form. USE POLYA’S METHOD for worded problems. (5 pts. each)

Deadline of Submission: March 13, 2023

2
1. Mr. Lando makes candle and then he supplies on different markets. He has 18 kg of wax and then he
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3 3
bought 15 kg more. If he uses 14 kg for each candle, how many candles can he make?
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1
2. A man sold one-fifth of his land, and then sold again two-thirds of what remained. He had 31 hectares
3
left. How much land had he at first?
5 1
−
4 12
3. Simplify: 1 7
+
3 8
1 1
4. Greg spent of his money for snacks and for his school materials. How much money did he start with
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if he had P15 left?
5. Ms. Anya hired a carpenter and a painter to do some repairs in her house. She paid the carpenter
P4281.75 and the painter P4052.25 for working in 9 days. How much did Ms. Anya pay them per day?
6. A developer is building 16 homes at one time. Each roof measures 51.7 feet by 28.15 feet. What is the
total square feet for the entire project?
7. Aling Duday bought a 50-kilogram sack of rice for P1250.75. She repacked it into 2.5 kilograms per
pack and sold each pack for P120.50. How much did she gain?
8. A man bought 2 rolls of ribbons. The red ribbon is 45 m long while the blue ribbon is 50 m long. If the
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red ribbon is cut into 3 m pieces and the blue ribbon is cut into 15 m, how many pieces of ribbon will
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the man end up with?

Prepared by:

LOUIS ROBERT C. SISON, LPT

Part-time Instructor