Chapter Six: Questions and Answers
Vegetable Farm
Question: 7 tomatoes and 5 tomatoes altogether make how many tomatoes?
Answer: 7 + 5 = 12
Question: 9 carrots in one basket and 4 carrots in another basket. How many carrots in total?
Answer: 9 + 4 = 13
Question: 8 radishes in one basket and 8 radishes in another basket. How many radishes in total?
Answer: 8 + 8 = 16
Beads and Mala
Question: How can you add 12 and 4 on ginladi?
Answer: I count 12 beads first and now I am counting 4 more. 13, 14, 15, 16
Question: Show how you can add these numbers on ginladi: 13 + 4
Answer: 13 + 4 = 17
Question: Show how you can add these numbers on ginladi: 14 + 5
Answer: 14 + 5 = 19
Question: Show how you can add these numbers on ginladi: 6 + 8
Answer: 6 + 8 = 14
Question: Show how you can add these numbers on ginladi: 5 + 7
Answer: 5 + 7 = 12
Let us Do
Question: Sapna has 12 coloured pencils and Gauri has 6 coloured pencils. How many pencils do they have in all?
Answer: 12 + 6 = 18
Question: Aman has 8 laddoos and Charanjeet brought 6 laddoos. How many laddoos are there in all?
Answer: 8 + 6 = 14
Question: Sheena has 12 bangles, she got 6 more from her sister. How many bangles does she have now?
Answer: 12 + 6 = 18
Subtraction
Question: 16 - 4 = ?
Answer: 16 - 4 = 12
Question: 12 - 5 = ?
Answer: 12 - 5 = 7
Question: 14 - 7 = ?
Answer: 14 - 7 = 7
Question: 16 - 6 = ?
Answer: 16 - 6 = 10
Question: 15 - 5 = ?
Answer: 15 - 5 = 10
Question: 15 - 0 = ?
Answer: 15 - 0 = 15
Question: 17 - 9 = ?
Answer: 17 - 9 = 8
Question: 13 - 3 = ?
Answer: 13 - 3 = 10
Problem Stories
Question: A potter had 9 diyas. He sold 5 diyas. Then he made 7 more diyas. How many diyas does he have now?
Answer: 9 - 5 + 7 = 11
Question: 6 children sit in the bus at the first stop. At the second stop, 8 more children board the bus. 7 children get down at the third bus stop. How many children are there in the bus at the third stop?
Answer: 6 + 8 - 7 = 7
Question: There are 18 seats in a bus. If 9 children are already sitting in it, how many more children can sit inside the bus?
Answer: 18 - 9 = 9
Question: Kuljeet got 14 toffees in her box. She shared a few toffees with her friends. She was left with 6 toffees. How many toffees did she share with her friends?
Answer: 14 - 6 = 8
Question: Raman got 12 bananas and ate a few of them. He is left with 5 bananas. How many bananas did he eat?
Answer: 12 - 5 = 7