JHS3 Mathematics · Term 1, Week 6
Number Operations
Lesson notes
Learning Objectives
Indicator: B9.1.2.2.1 - Solve operations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using word problems.
By the end of the lesson, learners can:
- Identify the correct operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division) needed to solve a given word problem.
- Solve two-step word problems that combine two or more basic operations.
- Create original story problems involving a combination of operations and exchange them with peers.
- Interpret the result of a calculation in the context of the original word problem and write a clear final sentence as the answer.
- Work collaboratively in pairs to solve multi-step problems, communicating their reasoning clearly.
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- Strand
- Number (Strand 1)
- Sub-strand
- Number Operations (1.2)
- Content standard
- B9.1.2.2 - Apply the understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimal numbers to solve problems, and round answers to given decimal places and significant figures
- Indicator
- B9.1.2.2.1 - Solve operations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using word problems.
- Suggested placement
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Term 1, Week 6
(Week 6 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
- Curriculum reference
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Mathematics, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 169
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
E.g. Create and solve story problems involving a combination of two or more of the basic operations. (×, ÷, ─,+). i) A trader sells oranges from two baskets, A and B. Basket A contained 85 oranges and she sold 48. She sold 59 oranges from basket B and was left with the same number of oranges as in Basket A. How many oranges were originally in Basket B?