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So Many Toys (Data Handling) — NCERT Solutions

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So Many Toys (Data Handling)

1Look at the picture and find the number of different toys. Fill in the boxes for Elephants, Teddy Bears, Cars, and Dolls.Show solution

Given: A picture of various toys is shown (the exact count depends on the picture; typical NCERT values are used below).

By counting each type of toy in the picture:

Elephants: $3$
Teddy Bears: $2$
Cars: $4$
Dolls: $4$

(Note: These counts are based on the standard NCERT textbook picture. Students should count from their own textbook picture.)

2Complete the following sentences by using 'more than' / 'less than' / 'equal to'.
A. The number of dolls is ____ the number of cars.
B. The number of elephants is ____ the number of dolls.
C. The number of teddy bears is ____ the number of elephants.
D. The number of cars is ____ the number of teddy bears.Show solution

Using the counts: Elephants = 3, Teddy Bears = 2, Cars = 4, Dolls = 4.

A. The number of dolls ( $4$ ) is equal to the number of cars ( $4$ ).

B. The number of elephants ( $3$ ) is less than the number of dolls ( $4$ ).

C. The number of teddy bears ( $2$ ) is less than the number of elephants ( $3$ ).

D. The number of cars ( $4$ ) is more than the number of teddy bears ( $2$ ).

Colourful Flowers

1Look at the picture of colourful flowers and write the number of flowers.
Blue flowers ☐ Orange flowers ☐
Red flowers ☐ Purple flowers ☐Show solution

Given: A picture of colourful flowers is shown (standard NCERT textbook values).

By counting each colour in the picture:

Blue flowers: $6$
Orange flowers: $5$
Red flowers: $7$
Purple flowers: $3$

(Students should count from their own textbook picture and fill accordingly.)

2A. Name the colour of flowers which are least in number.
B. Name the colour of the flowers which are most in number.Show solution

Using the counts above:

A. The colour of flowers which are least in number = Purple (only $3$ flowers).

B. The colour of flowers which are most in number = Red (7 flowers).

3True or False:
A. Number of red flowers is more than the blue flowers.
B. Number of orange flowers is less than the purple flowers.Show solution

Using the counts: Red = 7, Blue = 6, Orange = 5, Purple = 3.

A. Red ( $7$ ) > Blue ( $6$ ) → This statement is True.

B. Orange ( $5$ ) < Purple ( $3$ )? No, $5 > 3$ → This statement is False.

Project Work

AMake a card with a border of colourful flowers.Show solution

Activity-based question.

Step 1: Take a plain card or sheet of paper.
Step 2: Draw or paste colourful flowers along all four borders of the card.
Step 3: Use different colours (red, blue, yellow, orange, purple) to make the border attractive.

This is a creative activity. There is no single correct answer — students should use their imagination to decorate the border with colourful flowers.

BFind out in your class how many children have 3 letters in their names, how many children have 4 letters in their names and how many children have more than 4 letters in their names.Show solution

Activity-based question.

Step 1: Ask each child in the class to count the number of letters in their first name.
Step 2: Make three groups:

Group 1: Children with 3 letters in their name (e.g., Anu, Ram, Mia)
Group 2: Children with 4 letters in their name (e.g., Ravi, Neha, Amit)
Group 3: Children with more than 4 letters in their name (e.g., Kopal, Ananya, Suresh)

Step 3: Count the number of children in each group and record.

Example table (students fill with actual class data):

Letters in Name	Number of Children
3 letters	___
4 letters	___
More than 4 letters	___

This is a data collection activity — answers will vary for each class.

Puzzle and Activity Section

AKopal arranged number cards and Anaya hid them with bowls. Can you recognise the numbers?Show solution

Activity-based question.

Given: Some number cards are hidden under bowls, and only parts of the numbers are visible.

Step: Look carefully at the visible parts of each number card (the portions not covered by the bowl) and identify the number by its shape.

For example:

If the top curve is visible → it could be $6$ or $8$ or $9$ .
If a straight line at the top is visible → it could be $1$ , $4$ , or $7$ .

Students should use the visible clues to guess the hidden numbers. This is a visual recognition activity.

BCount the number of logs. Is it 3 logs or 4 logs?Show solution

Given: A picture of logs stacked together is shown.

By carefully counting each individual log in the picture (including those partially hidden):

Answer: There are 4 logs.

(The picture is designed to be a visual puzzle — students should count carefully, including the log that may be partially hidden behind others.)

CThis is how Zarina set the glasses. Help her in extending the arrangement.Show solution

Given: Zarina has arranged glasses in a pattern.

Step 1: Observe the pattern of the glasses in the picture (e.g., 1 glass, then 2 glasses, then 3 glasses — increasing by 1 each time, or some other pattern).
Step 2: Identify the rule of the pattern.
Step 3: Continue the pattern by drawing or placing the next set of glasses following the same rule.

This is a pattern-extension activity. Students should look at their textbook picture and extend the arrangement accordingly.

DFind the numbers from 1 to 10.Show solution

Given: A picture/grid with numbers hidden inside it.

Step: Look carefully at the picture and circle or identify all numbers from $1$ to $10$ hidden within it.

Numbers to find: $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10$

This is a visual search activity. Students should look at their textbook picture and find all ten numbers.

EFill the numbers from 1 to 5 in the given balls so that the sum on both sides is equal.Show solution

Given: A figure with balls arranged on two sides (like a balance or a V-shape), and we need to place numbers $1, 2, 3, 4, 5$ so that the sum on both sides is equal.

Total sum of numbers $1$ to $5$ :
$1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15$

If the middle ball (at the centre/bottom) has value $m$ , then the remaining sum for two sides = $15 - m$ .
For both sides to be equal: each side sum $= \dfrac{15 - m}{2}$

For this to be a whole number, $(15 - m)$ must be even, so $m$ must be odd.

Try $m = 3$ : Each side sum $= \dfrac{15-3}{2} = 6$
Left side: $1 + 5 = 6$ ✓, Right side: $2 + 4 = 6$ ✓

Answer: Place $3$ in the centre ball, $1$ and $5$ on one side, $2$ and $4$ on the other side.

FGillu's favourite number is 8. Ask some questions to Gillu that has an answer 8 only.Show solution

Given: Gillu's favourite number is $8$ . We need to form questions whose answer is $8$ .

Here are some questions with answer $8$ :

$5 + 3 = ?$ → Answer: $\mathbf{8}$ 😊
$10 - 2 = ?$ → Answer: $\mathbf{8}$ 😊
$4 + 4 = ?$ → Answer: $\mathbf{8}$ 😊
$6 + 2 = ?$ → Answer: $\mathbf{8}$ 😊
$9 - 1 = ?$ → Answer: $\mathbf{8}$ 😊
$7 + 1 = ?$ → Answer: $\mathbf{8}$ 😊

All these questions make Gillu happy because the answer is always $8$ .

GFill △, □ and ○ in the boxes in such a way that any shape occurs only once in a row (horizontal) and column (standing).Show solution

Given: A $3 \times 3$ grid where three shapes — Triangle (△), Square (□), and Circle (○) — must appear exactly once in each row and each column (like a Sudoku with shapes).

One valid arrangement:

$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \triangle & \square & \bigcirc \\ \hline \bigcirc & \triangle & \square \\ \hline \square & \bigcirc & \triangle \\ \hline\end{array}$

Check:

Row 1: △, □, ○ — all different ✓
Row 2: ○, △, □ — all different ✓
Row 3: □, ○, △ — all different ✓
Column 1: △, ○, □ — all different ✓
Column 2: □, △, ○ — all different ✓
Column 3: ○, □, △ — all different ✓

Students should fill the grid based on the shapes already given in their textbook picture.

HTake 4 different objects (each object should be 4), such as 4 buttons, 4 pebbles, 4 seeds, 4 clay balls, etc. Place them in the given boxes so that every object occurs only once in a row and a column. Can you fill them through some other ways?Show solution

Given: A $4 \times 4$ grid. Four different objects (let us call them B = Button, P = Pebble, S = Seed, C = Clay ball) must appear exactly once in each row and each column.

One valid arrangement:

$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline B & P & S & C \\ \hline P & B & C & S \\ \hline S & C & B & P \\ \hline C & S & P & B \\ \hline\end{array}$

Check: Each row and each column has all four objects exactly once. ✓

Another valid arrangement:
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline B & C & P & S \\ \hline C & B & S & P \\ \hline P & S & B & C \\ \hline S & P & C & B \\ \hline\end{array}$

Yes, there are many other ways to fill the grid. Students can try different arrangements as long as each object appears exactly once in every row and column.

IWho am I? (A mirror can help you.) — Mirror image number recognition activity.Show solution

Given: Some numbers are shown as mirror images. Using a mirror (or by flipping mentally), identify the original number.

Method: Hold a mirror to the right side of the mirror-image number. The reflection will show the correct number.

Common examples:

Mirror image of $2$ → looks like a reversed $2$ → the number is $\mathbf{2}$
Mirror image of $3$ → looks like a reversed $3$ → the number is $\mathbf{3}$
Mirror image of $5$ → looks like a reversed $5$ → the number is $\mathbf{5}$

Students should use an actual mirror on each image in their textbook to identify the correct number.

Who Am I? (Riddles)

J-iI am between 5 and 10. I become three more when read upside down.Show solution

Given: The number is between $5$ and $10$ , and when read upside down it becomes $3$ more.

Numbers between 5 and 10: $6, 7, 8, 9$

When $6$ is read upside down, it looks like $9$ .
$9 - 6 = 3$ ✓ (it becomes 3 more)

Answer: I am $\mathbf{6}$ .

J-iiI am 3 more than 8 and 3 less than 14.Show solution

Given: The number = $8 + 3$ and also = $14 - 3$ .

$8 + 3 = 11$
$14 - 3 = 11$

Both give $11$ . ✓

Answer: I am $\mathbf{11}$ .

J-iiiI am after 50 and before 54. Sum of my digits is 7.

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J-ivI am just before 40.

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J-vAdd 5 to me and you will get 24.

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J-viI am just after 35.

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J-viiReduce 8 from me and 14 will be left.

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KSix matchsticks are used to make a zero. Can you make any other number by shifting a single matchstick?

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LFind out the missing piece and complete the pot.

Given: A picture of a pot with a missing piece, and several piece options are shown.

Step 1: Look at the shape, size, and pattern of the missing part of the pot.
Step 2: Compare it with the given piece options.
Step 3: Select the piece that exactly fits the missing portion (matching shape, curve, and pattern).

This is a visual matching activity. Students should look at their textbook picture and select the piece that correctly completes the pot.

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MHow many times can you subtract 5 from 25?

Given: We need to subtract $5$ from $25$ repeatedly.

$25 - 5 = 20 \quad (1\text{st time})$
$20 - 5 = 15 \quad (2\text{nd time})$
$15 - 5 = 10 \quad (3\text{rd time})$
$10 - 5 = 5 \quad (4\text{th time})$
$5 - 5 = 0 \quad (5\text{th time})$

We reach $0$ after $5$ subtractions.

Answer: You can subtract $5$ from $25$ exactly $\mathbf{5}$ times.

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NRanu has 3 seeds. She wants to place them on any 3 numbers of the given chart in such a way that the sum of those numbers will be 17. Can you help Ranu in finding the numbers? In how many ways did you do it? If you have 2 seeds, which numbers will you place them to get a total of 17?

Given: A number chart is shown (standard chart contains numbers $1$ to $9$ or similar). We need to find 3 numbers from the chart that add up to $17$ .

Finding 3 numbers that sum to 17 (using numbers 1–9):

$2 + 6 + 9 = 17$ ✓
$1 + 7 + 9 = 17$ ✓
$2 + 7 + 8 = 17$ ✓
$3 + 5 + 9 = 17$ ✓
$3 + 6 + 8 = 17$ ✓
$4 + 6 + 7 = 17$ ✓
$1 + 8 + 8 = 17$ (repeated, not valid if each number used once)
$4 + 5 + 8 = 17$ ✓
$5 + 6 + 6 = 17$ (repeated, not valid)

There are many ways (at least 6–7 ways) to get a sum of $17$ using 3 different numbers.

With 2 seeds (2 numbers that sum to 17):

$8 + 9 = 17$ ✓

Answer: Place seeds on $8$ and $9$ to get a total of $17$ using 2 seeds.

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OEncircle the identical shadow image.

Given: A main image is shown along with several shadow options. We need to find the shadow that is identical to the main image.

Step 1: Look at the outline/silhouette of the main image carefully.
Step 2: Compare it with each shadow option — check the shape, size, and orientation.
Step 3: The shadow that matches exactly (same shape and size, mirror or direct) is the correct answer.

This is a visual matching activity. Students should look at their textbook picture and encircle the shadow that is identical to the given image.

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PWrite numbers from 5 to 9 in the card given below such that the row and the column have the same total.

Given: We need to place numbers $5, 6, 7, 8, 9$ in a cross/plus shaped arrangement so that the row total equals the column total.

Sum of all numbers: $5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 35$

In a cross arrangement, the centre number is counted in both the row and the column.
Let the centre number $= c$ .
Row sum $=$ Column sum $\Rightarrow$ both sums are equal.

Total of row + column $= 35 + c$ (centre counted twice).
If row sum $=$ column sum $= S$ , then $2S = 35 + c$ .

For $c = 7$ : $2S = 35 + 7 = 42 \Rightarrow S = 21$
Row: two numbers + $7 = 21 \Rightarrow$ two numbers sum to $14$ : $5 + 9 = 14$ ✓
Column: remaining two numbers + $7 = 21 \Rightarrow 6 + 8 = 14$ ✓

Answer:

Place $7$ in the centre.
Row: $5 — 7 — 9$ (sum $= 21$ )
Column: $6 — 7 — 8$ (sum $= 21$ ) ✓

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7Try to get the center number by doing addition or subtraction.

Given: A figure with numbers arranged around a centre, and we need to find the centre number using addition or subtraction of the surrounding numbers.

Step 1: Look at the numbers given around the centre in the picture.
Step 2: Try adding or subtracting pairs of opposite numbers or all surrounding numbers to find the pattern.
Step 3: The result of the operation gives the centre number.

Example: If surrounding numbers are $3, 5, 7, 9$ and the rule is to add opposite pairs:
$3 + 7 = 10$ and $5 + 9 = 14$ — try different operations.

Students should apply addition or subtraction to the numbers in their textbook picture to find the centre number.

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RWrite down the correct numbers in the circles.

Given: A figure with circles connected by lines, where some numbers are given and some circles are empty. We need to find the missing numbers following the pattern.

Step 1: Identify the rule — check if connected numbers are added, subtracted, or follow a sequence.
Step 2: Apply the rule to find the missing numbers.
Step 3: Fill in the circles.

This is a pattern/rule-based activity. Students should look at their textbook picture, identify the mathematical relationship between the given numbers, and fill in the empty circles accordingly.

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SSarita has four coins of different values. What is the minimum number of coins used to spend exactly ₹49?

Given: Sarita has coins of different values (standard Indian coins: ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20 — based on the picture showing four coin types).

Assuming the four coin values shown are: ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20 (or similar).

To make ₹49 with minimum coins:
$₹20 + ₹20 + ₹5 + ₹2 + ₹2 = ₹49 \quad (5 \text{ coins})$
or
$₹20 + ₹20 + ₹5 + ₹2 + ₹1 + ₹1 = ₹49 \quad (6 \text{ coins})$
or
$₹20 + ₹10 + ₹10 + ₹5 + ₹2 + ₹2 = ₹49 \quad (6 \text{ coins})$

Best option: $₹20 + ₹20 + ₹5 + ₹2 + ₹2 = ₹49$ using 5 coins.

Answer: The minimum number of coins needed to spend exactly ₹49 is $\mathbf{5}$ coins (₹20 + ₹20 + ₹5 + ₹2 + ₹2).

(Note: The exact answer depends on the coin denominations shown in the textbook picture.)

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TFind out the value of orange.

Given: A picture showing fruits/objects with their values, and we need to find the value of the orange.

Step 1: Look at the equations shown in the picture (e.g., apple + orange = some number, or orange + orange = some number).
Step 2: Use the given information to solve for the value of orange.

Example: If the picture shows:

Orange + Orange = $10$ → Orange $= 5$
Or: Apple $= 3$ , Apple + Orange $= 8$ → Orange $= 8 - 3 = 5$

Answer: The value of orange $= \mathbf{5}$ (students should solve using the actual equations shown in their textbook picture).

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U-iBall game: Choose 3 balls in such a way that their sum will be 15.

Given: Balls with different numbers are shown (typical values: $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9$ or similar).

We need to find 3 balls whose sum $= 15$ .

Possible combinations:
$1 + 5 + 9 = 15 \checkmark$
$2 + 4 + 9 = 15 \checkmark$
$3 + 5 + 7 = 15 \checkmark$
$4 + 5 + 6 = 15 \checkmark$
$1 + 6 + 8 = 15 \checkmark$

Answer: Choose balls with numbers $\mathbf{1, 5, 9}$ (or any other valid combination from the picture) to get a sum of $15$ .

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U-iiBall game: Choose 3 balls to get a maximum score.

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U-iiiBall game: Choose 3 balls to get a minimum score.

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