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Mathematics
Quarter 1 – Module 6:
Solving Multi-Step Problems Involving
Multiplication and Addition or Subtraction
of Decimals, Mixed Decimals and Whole
Numbers Including Money Using
Appropriate Problem Solving Strategies
and Tools

Writer:
JOSEPH P. BAUL
T II – San Roque Elementary School
Floridablanca East District

Editors:
JANE P. VALENCIA, Ed.D., EPS Mathematics
EVELYN L. LALAS, MT II, Calantas ES, Floridablanca West District
CHERRY O. SALES, MT I, Bacolor ES Proper, Bacolor South District
JON JOSHUA D. ORDOÑEZ, T II, San Isidro ES, Santa Rita District
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
solving multi-step problems involving multiplication and addition or subtraction of
decimals, mixed decimals and whole numbers including money using appropriate
problem solving strategies and tools. The scope of this module permits it to be used in
many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Solve multi-step problems involving multiplication and addition or subtraction of
decimals, mixed decimals and whole numbers including money using appropriate
problem solving strategies and tools

What I Know

Before you start studying this module, answer these test items first to determine what
you already know about this topic.

Translate the following problems to equations or number sentences then solve.

1. The coach gave his team Php 5,000.00 for transportation and food on their field
trip. The transportation fare is worth Php350.00 per day. They will be having the
field trip for 3 days. How much is left for their food?
Equation:
Answer:

2. Edna bought 2 t-shirt at Php135.00 each and pair of pants for Php550.00. how
much change did she get from his PHP1000.00 peso bill?
Equation:
Answer:

3. Mang Pedro, a ballot vendor, bought 120 chicken eggs Php5.75 each. How much
is his profit if he will sell them for Php10.00 each.
Equation:
Answer:
 4. Jinky asked Joseph to buy 5 ice cream cones worth Php22.50 each. How much
will be his change if Jinky gives him a Php200.00 bill?
Equation:
Answer:

5. A VCD player marked at P 3,497.97 was bought for P 1,769.75, a colored TV

marked at P 9,415.50 was bought for P 6,785.50. How much was saved in buying
the two items?
Equation:
Answer:

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 15.

Well, how was it? Were you able to answer all the questions correctly? If you did,
then that’s very good. This shows that you already know much about the topic. You may
still study the module to review what you already know. Who knows, you might learn a
few more new things as well.

If you got a low score, don’t feel bad. That means this module is meant for you!
It will help you understand important concepts that you can apply in your daily life. If
you study this module carefully, you will learn the answers to the items in the test and
a lot more! Are you ready?

You may now go to the next page and begin.

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 Solving Multi-step Problems Involving
Lesson Multiplication and Addition or Subtraction of

1 Decimals, Mixed Decimals and Whole Numbers

Including Money Using Appropriate Problem
Solving Strategies and Tools
Let us start our study of this module by reviewing first the steps in solving
word problem, which is one of the skills needed in the study of this module.

What’s In

Read the problems below and answer what is asked of you.

1. The rental for a Tamaraw FX is Php 3,500.00 a day. What will it cost
you to rent it in 3.5 days?
A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer?

2. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 9.72 cm and a width of

6.34 cm?
A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 15.

Notes to the Teacher

The teacher must consider the prerequisite skills needed in the
development of this competency including the schema or
background knowledge which may reinforce learning. This module
will help the learners bridge the gap of learning to attain mastery of
the lesson in its spiral progression.
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 What’s New

Have you seen a weighing scale?

Where do we usually use the weighing scale?
The problem below is about a determining the weight of an object. Read
the situation below and try to answer the questions that follow.

The large block on the

left of the weighing scale
weighs the same as the
small blocks on the right.
The weight of one large
block is equal to 4 small
blocks. If the total weight of
3 small blocks and 2 large
blocks is 82.5 kg, what is
the weight of the large
block and one small block?

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the steps in solving a word problem

2. Why do we have to analyze the word problem before giving the answer?

3. What is the importance of knowing the hidden question in a problem?

4. Do all problems have hidden questions?

5. How do you know that your answer is correct?

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 What is It

Were you able to solve the problem? Let’s check on how the problem is solved.

To solve multi-step problems involving multiplication and addition or subtraction of decimals,

mixed decimals and whole numbers including money, we are guided by the following:
Understand

 Know what is asked

 Know the given facts
 If any, determine the hidden questions
Plan

 Determine the operation to be used

 Write the number sentence
Solve

 Show the solution

 Check and look back
 Check your answer
 State the complete answer

Understand.
a. What is asked?
The weight of each block (small and large).
b. What are the given facts?
 The weight of each large block on the left is equal to the weight of the
small blocks on the right.
 The total weight of 3 small and 2 large blocks is 82.5 kg.
 The weight of one large block is equal to 4 small blocks.
c. What is the hidden question?
How many small blocks is equal to 2 large blocks?
Plan.
What operations shall we use to solve the problem? Select your own
strategy.
Consider the following conversion:
The 3 small and 2 large blocks weighs 82.5 kg as shown by the illustration
below.
1 small block = 0.25 or ¼ of the large block
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Solve. Show your computation. Use Guess and Check strategy.
Let us approximate the weight for each block.
Large Block Small Block Total (kg)
(kg) (kg)

10 2.5 (10x2)+(2.5x3)=27.5

20 5 (20x2)+(5x3)=55

30 7.5 (30x2)+(7.5x3)=82.5

Answer: Each large block weighs 30 kg and each small block weighs 7.5 kg
Check. Check your answer. One way to check if the answer is correct is to go
back to your illustration.
(30 x 2) + (7.5 x 3) = 60 + 22.5 = 82.5
Other solution
If 1 large blocks is equal to 4 small blocks, what should we do to get the
number of small blocks that is equal to 2 large blocks? Yes we must multiply 4
to 2 that is equal to 8
So 2 large blocks + 3 small blocks = 82.5 kg
We substitute 2 large blocks to 8 small blocks
(2x4) small block + 3 small block = 82.5 kg.
8 small block + 3 small block= 82.5 kg.
11 small blocks = 82.5 kg
Then transpose 11 by dividing 82.5 by 11
Small block = 82.5 kg ÷ 11
Small block = 7.5 kg
So a large block = 4 small blocks
A large block = 4 x 7.5 Kg
A Large Block = 30 kg

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Let us check against the equation
2 large blocks + 3 small blocks = 82.5 kg
(30 x 2) + (7.5 x 3) = 60 + 22.5 = 82.5
Another example:
Jinky had Php500.00. She went to a bookstore and bought 3 notebooks at
Php27.50 each and a dictionary that costs Php285.25. How much money was
left to her?
Understand.
a. What is asked?
The total money left to Jinky
b. What are the given facts?
Amount of money Jinky had – Php500.00.
3 notebooks at Php27.50 each.
1 dictionary at Php285.25.
c. What is the hidden question?
The total amount of money spent from the amount of money Jinky had.
Plan.
What operations shall we use to solve the problem? Select your own
strategy.
Answer the hidden questions by using multiplication to get the cost of
the 3 notebooks.
Then add the cost of the notebooks and the dictionary.
Finally, subtract the total amount of money spent from the amount of money
Jinky had.

Solve. Show your computation. Use Guess and Check strategy.

cost of 3 notebooks = 3 x Php27.50 = Php82.50
cost of the notebooks and dictionary = Php82.50 + Php285.25 = Php367.75 (total
amount spent)
money left to Jinky = Php500.00 – Php367.75 = Php132.25 (the answer to the
problem)
Check. Check your answer. One way to check if the answer is correct is to go
back to your illustration.

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 The problem says that Jinky had Php500.00 at the start. So, add the
money spent and the money left. If the total is Php500.00, the answer is
correct.
Php367.75 + Php132.25 = Php500.00

What’s More
Here are some more word problems. Try to solve them.

Activity I
Read, analyze and solve.
1. Justyn rented a car for Php 3,500.00 a day plus Php3.15 a kilometer.
He kept it for a day and drove 238.5 km. how much was he charged?
Solution: (____x____) + (____x____)=__________
2. Mrs. Baul bought 1.5 kg of beef at Php180.00 per kilo and 2.5 kg of
chicken at Php110.00 per kilo. How much did she pay for all of the food
items?
Solution: (____x____) + (____x____)=__________
3. Father bought 3.5 meters of curtain materials at Php 65.00 per meter.
He gave the seller a Php 1,000 bill. How much change did she get?
Solution: ____-(____x____) =__________
4. Each notebook in a department store costs Php 25.25. how much will
be left of my Php500 bill if I buy 12 notebooks?
Solution: ____-(____x____) =__________
5. A kilogram of rice costs Php 26.50. How much change will I get if I buy
8 kg and give the seller a Php 500 bill.
Solution: ____-(____x____) =__________

Assessment 1
Answer the word problems below.
1. Jackson goes to the movies with a friend. His ticket costs P400.25. He
buys some popcorn (P100.75) and a soda (P100.50). If he started the day with
P700, how much money does he have left over?
Number Sentence:
Answer:

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 2. Venus and Molly are selling candies to raise money for charity. They buy
80 bags of candy for P0.50 each. They sell all of them for P1.25 each. How
much profit did they make?
Number Sentence:
Answer:

3. Terry earned P778 from washing cars, P1,049.50 from helping her sister
with her homework, and P1,187.50 from cleaning the house. She then
bought a new dress for P1,750. How much money does Terry have left from
what she earned after buying the dress?
Number Sentence:
Answer:

4. A can of soft drinks is P 75 and a bottle of juice is P 140. What would it

cost tobuy two cans of soft drinks and a bottle of juice?
Number Sentence:
Answer:

5. A salesman bought a case of 48 backpacks for 576. He sold 17 of them

for P 18 at the swap meet, and the rest were sold to a department store for
P 25 each. How much was the salesman's profit?
Number Sentence:
Answer:

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 15.

Activity 2
Solve the following word problems:

1. For growing a chicken, Mrs. Baul spends Php73.25. If a chicken weighs

1.65 kg and sells at Php82.00 per kg, how much will be her gain in
raising 300 chickens?
A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer?

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 2. Joseph bought 8 mango seedlings at Php75.25 each and 4 makopa
seedlings at Php40.50 each. How much change he get from his 8-Php100
bills?
A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer?

Assessment 2
Analyze and solve. Use your answers to guide you to the end of the maze.

Mang Edison bought 42 kg How much will I pay for 5 For helping in her grocery
of fish at P52.50 per kg and kg of sugar at P32.25 per every Sunday, Mrs Sy gives
sold them at P60.75 per kg. kg, 6 cans of milk at P35.15 me P150 a day. If I help her
How much profit did he P346.50 per can and 9 cans of P459.90 for 6 Sundays, how much of
make? sardines at php9.75 per my earnings will be left if I
can? will buy a bag that costs
P385.35?
P345.50 P340.50 P456.50 P460.50 P514.65

Allan saved P40.50 each day Nina is given a P200 Jorge bought 4 pocketbooks
for 9 days to buy his father allowance a wek. Her at P210.25 each and 3
a birthday present. If his expenses include P130.25 for magazines at P110.75 each
P39.25 P326.75
sister will share P235, how snacks in school and P30.50 for his friends. How much
much money will they for transportation. How change did he get from his
have? much does she save in a 3-P500 bills
week?
P599.50 P536.50 P46.50 P325.50 P336.50

Ms. Ortiz bought 1.7 kg of Nila bought a bar of bath soap

Nilo opened his piggy bank.
fish at P120.50 per kg, 1.2 kg at P40.75 and a bottle of
He counted 35 twenty-five
of beef at P160 per kg, and 1 shampoo for P112.50. she
centavo coins, 18 fifty-
P65.75 P10.65 paid the cashier a 500-peo bill.
centavo coins, and 48 one- kg of chicken at P92.50 per
kg. How much change did How much change did Nila
peso coins. How much did
she get from P500? get?
he save?

P65.50 P64.75 P10.70 P10.50 P346.75

Justyn had P450. He bought Mother bought 3.75 kg of
3 notebooks that cost P18 bangus. If a kilogram of
each and 2 ballpens that cost bangus cost P95, how much
P12.50 each. He bought 3
rose for his mother at P15
P306.50 END P143.75 change did she receive if she
gave the seller P500.
each rose. How much of his
money was left?

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Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 15.

Activity 3
Refer to the table below to solve the problem.
Item Price
Stationery P 25.25
Spiral Notebook P 18.00
Pad Paper P 19.50
Organizer P 85.75
Diary P 56.50

Noemi was given P 500.00, she got the following items: 3 spiral
notebooks, 5 pad papers, 2 organizers, 4 stationeries, and a diary. Will her
money be enough to buy all that she needs? Why? Why not? ( Don’t forget to
follow the steps )
Assessment 3
Read the problems below and answer what is asked of you.
1. If you buy an ebook for P 1,481.00 and download 5 songs for P 64.50
each, what is the total amount you have spent?
Solution:
Answer:

2. Shanelle purchased 4 pencils for P 14 each. If she had a P 100, how

much money did she have left after purchasing the pencils?
Solution:
Answer:

3. Talia is at the mall with her friends. She buys a DVD for {P 549.50}.
Then she buys a new pair of earrings for {P 412.50}. Lastly, she gets her
mother a bouquet of flowers for {P 475}. If she starts with {P 2500}, how
much does she have after she goes shopping?
Solution:
Answer:

4. A music store is having its “Black Friday” sale. The store will give P
250.00 off for thesecond item a customer purchases. Emma wants to
buy a pair of headphones for P 1250.00 and a CD for P 925.00. How
much does she need to pay in total?
Solution:
Answer:

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 5. Jack had P 500.00. He bought a pair of socks for P 115.00 and a pair of
gloves forP 275.00. How much money did he have left?
Solution:
Answer:

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 15.

What I Have Learned

What are the steps in solving a multi-step word problem?

What I Can Do

Read each problem carefully. Analyze and solve.

1. Boyong and his sisters bought their younger sister a doll house worth Php
1,200.00 and 2 dolls worth Php 849.75 each for her birthday. How much
change did they receive if they gave the cashier Php 3,000.00?
Can you show Boyong and his sister how will they compute for their
change? Don’t forget to follow the steps
A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer?
F.
2. Alexa owns a 245.16 square meter land in Novaliches and a 175.3 square
meter land in Bulacan. She plans to sell the two lands at Php150.00 per
square meter. How much will she be able to collect?
Can you help Alexa how will she compute her collection? Don’t forget to
follow the steps

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 A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer?

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 15.

Assessment

At last, you have come to the last part of the lesson. All you have to do now is
take a test. Let’s see if you can apply what you have learned to some everyday
situations. Good luck!
I. Solve each problem and write the matching letter on the blank above the
answer.
Mother bought 2 kg of pork at 160
a kilo, 3 kilos of beef at P 240.50 a Jennifer buys 6 books which cost P
235.75 each and 10 pens which
T kilo, and a kilo of chicken at 145 a
kilo. If she gave the seller P 1,500,
how much was her change? R cost P 25.35 each. What is the
total amount of money that
Jennifer paid?

Mrs. De Leon purchased 25 native Jayson buys 3 durians weighing

A
bags at P 142.75 each. She sold 1.6 kg, 1.3 kg, and 1.7 kg,
each bag for P 150.00. How much
did she gain? C respectively. If the cost of 1
kilogram of durian is P 95.50, find
the total cost of the 3 durians?
There are 35 boxes of noodles to
be given to the flood victims of To make a complete uniform, Miss
Barangay San Roque. Each box Baul uses 1.25 meters of cloth for

O contains 24 packs. If each pack

costs P 7.50, how much is the total
cost of all the packs of noodles?
L
the blouse and 1.35 meters for the
skirt. How much will 12 sets of
uniform cost if a meters of the
materials used costs P 50.00?

Gee-Ann bought 15 cans of Mrs. De Leon is paid P 85.50 per

evaporated milk at P 26.50 each hour of work. He works six hours

U and 2 dozen eggs at P 4.50 per egg.

How much did she pay for all the
items?
W each day for four days. On the
fifth day, he works 3.25 hours.
How much will he receive for
those five days?

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 A herd of cattle can be counted with a

439.30 6,300 2,329.88 439.30 505.50 1,560 181.25 313.50 6,300 1,668

Check your answer with the answer key on page 15.

If you get …
9-10 Excellent! You may now proceed to the next activity.
6-8 You need to review the processes you missed.
0-5 You need to repeat the whole process. Ask your teacher or elder to
help you.

Additional Activities

Analyze and solve.

1. Calvin paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges P 2,812.50
for a large painting. He charges P 1,290 for a small painting. Last month
he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he
make in all?

A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer?

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 2. Macie Andersen earns P 487.50 an hour working at the local bookstore.
Last week she worked 17 hours. This week she worked 25 hours. What was
her straight-time pay for the two weeks?
A. What is asked?
B. What are the given facts in the problem?
C. What operation to be used?
D. What is the number sentence?
E. What is the answer?

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 15.

If you have understood the lesson well, you may now go to the next lesson.

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 What’s More 16
What’s More What’s More
Activity 2
1. A. The total money of Mrs.
Assessment 2 Baulgain in raising 300
Assessment 1
1. P346.50 chickens. 1. 700-
2. P459.90 B. Mrs. Baul spend-P 73.25 (400.25+100.75+100.50)=
3. P514.65 Chicken weigh 1.65 kg and n
4. P326.75 sells at P 82 per kg. P 98.50
5. P39.25 C. Multiplication and 2. (80x1.25)-(80x.05)=n
6. P599.50 subtraction P 60
7. P65.75 D. 300{(1.65x82)-73.25)=n 3. 1750-
8. P10.65 E. P 18,615 (778+1049.50+1187.50)=
2. A. The total chamge
9. P346.75 Joseph get from his * P100
n
10. P143.75 bills. P 1265
B. 8 mango seedlings at 4. (2x75)+140
P75.25 each, 4 makopa P 290
seedlings at P40.50 each, 5. (17x18)+(31x25)-576=n
Joseph 8-P100 bills. P 505
C. Multiplication,
subtraction
and addition
D. {(8x100)-
(8x75.25)+(4x40.50)}=n
E. P36
What I Know What’ In What’s More
1. P 3,950 1. A. The cost of rent for Activity 1
2. P 180 a Tamaraw Fx in 3.5
3. P 510 days. 1.{(1x3,500)+(238.50x3.15
4. P 87.50 B. The rental for a )}=P4,251.275
5. P 4,358.22 Tamaraw Fx-P 3,500 a 2. (1.5x180)+(2.5x110)=P
day. 545
C. Multiplication 3. 100-(3.5x65)=P 772.50
D. 3,500 x 3.5 =N 4. 500-(12x25.25)=P 197
E. P 12, 250 5. 500-(8x26.50)=P 288
2 A. The area of a
rectangle.
B. Length-9.72cm and
width- 6.34cm.
C. Multiplication
D. 9.72 x 6.34 =N
E. 61.6248cm2
What I Can Do
Answer Key
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Additional Assessment What I Can Do
Activities 1. A. The amount of
1. A. The total amount of Change
Calvin C OW C U L A T O R received from the cashier.
Paint in all. B. P1,200-cost of the
B. P 2,812.50 for a large doolhouse,
painting, P849.75-cost of 1 doll, P3
P 1,290 for a small 000-
painting, ast month he the amount they gave the
sold six large paintings cashier
and three small paintings. C. Multiplication,
C. Multiplication and addition and subtraction
addition D. 3
D. 000{1,200+(2x849.75)}=n
(6x2,812.50)+(3x1,290)=n E. P100.50
E. P20,745 2. A. The money of Alexa
2. A. The total Macie collect.
Andersen B. 245.16 sq. m.-land in
earns for 2 weeks.. Novaliches, 175.3 sq. m.-
B. Macie Andersen earns land
P487.50 an hour working in Bulacan, P150 per
she sq.m.
worked 17 hours, this C. Multiplication,
week , addition
25 hours, straight-time D. 150x(245.16+175.3)=n
pay for the two weeks? E. P63,069
C. Multiplication and
addition
D. 487.50x(17+25)=n
E. P20,475
What I Have
Learned What’s More What’s More
Understand
•Know what is asked Assessment 3 Activity 3
•Know the given facts 1. 1481+(5x64.50)=P (3x18)+(5x19.50)+(2x85.7
•If any, determine the 1803.50 5)
hidden questions 2. 100-(4x14)=P 44 +(4x25.25)+56.50=P
Plan 3. 2500- 19.50
•Determine the (549.50+412.50+475) Yes, because the total
operation to be used =P 1063 amount that Noemi buy is
•Write the number 4. 1250-(925-250)=P 1925 P 480.50
sentence 5. 500-(115+275)=P. 110
Solve
•Show the solution
•Check and look back
•Check your answer
•State the complete
answer
 Development Team of the Module
Writer: JOSEPH P. BAUL, T-II, San Roque E/S, Floridablanca East District
Editor: JANE P. VALENCIA Ed.D., EPS-Mathematics
Reviewers: JANE P. VALENCIA Ed.D., EPS-Mathematics
EVELYN L. LALAS, MT-II, Calantas E/S Floridablanca West District
CHERRY O. SALES, MT-I, Bacolor E/S Proper,Bacolor South District
JON JOSHUA D. ORDOÑEZ, T-II, San Isidro ES, Sta Rita District
Illustrator: JOSEPH P. BAUL, T-II, San Roque E/S, Floridablanca East District
Layout Artist: JOSEPH P. BAUL, T-II, San Roque E/S, Floridablanca East District
Management Team:
ZENIA G. MOSTOLES, Ed.D, CESO V, Schools Division Superintendent
LEONARDO C. CANLAS, Ed.D, CESE, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent
ROWENA T. QUIAMBAO, CESE, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent
CELIA P. LACANLALE, Ph.D., CID- Chief
JANE P. VALENCIA, Ed.D., Education Program Supervisor - Mathematics
JUNE D. CUNANAN, Education Program Supervisor/ Language Editor
RUBY M. JIMENEZ Ph.D., Education Program Supervisor - LRMDS

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