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Vacation with My Nani Maa

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Let us Do — Hidden Seeds (Magic Trick Table)

Table 1, Row 1Total Seeds = 15, Seeds on the Table = 12. Find the Hidden Seeds.Show solution
Given: Total Seeds = 15, Seeds on the Table = 12.

Concept: Hidden Seeds = Total Seeds − Seeds on the Table

1512=315 - 12 = 3

Hidden Seeds = 3
Table 1, Row 2Total Seeds = 17, Seeds on the Table = 10. Find the Hidden Seeds.Show solution
Given: Total Seeds = 17, Seeds on the Table = 10.

Concept: Hidden Seeds = Total Seeds − Seeds on the Table

1710=717 - 10 = 7

Hidden Seeds = 7
Table 1, Row 3Total Seeds = 19, Seeds on the Table = 8. Find the Hidden Seeds.Show solution
Given: Total Seeds = 19, Seeds on the Table = 8.

Concept: Hidden Seeds = Total Seeds − Seeds on the Table

198=1119 - 8 = 11

Hidden Seeds = 11
Table 2, Row 1Total Seeds = 20, Seeds on the Table = 9. Find the Hidden Seeds.Show solution
Given: Total Seeds = 20, Seeds on the Table = 9.

Concept: Hidden Seeds = Total Seeds − Seeds on the Table

209=1120 - 9 = 11

Hidden Seeds = 11
Table 2, Row 2Total Seeds = 23, Seeds on the Table = 7. Find the Hidden Seeds.Show solution
Given: Total Seeds = 23, Seeds on the Table = 7.

Concept: Hidden Seeds = Total Seeds − Seeds on the Table

237=1623 - 7 = 16

Hidden Seeds = 16
Table 2, Row 3Total Seeds = 27, Seeds on the Table = 12. Find the Hidden Seeds.Show solution
Given: Total Seeds = 27, Seeds on the Table = 12.

Concept: Hidden Seeds = Total Seeds − Seeds on the Table

2712=1527 - 12 = 15

Hidden Seeds = 15

Balushahi Problems

1Nandini had 7 balushahi and Chirag had 5 balushahi. How many do they have in total?Show solution
Given: Nandini's balushahi = 7, Chirag's balushahi = 5.

Concept: Total = Addition of both quantities.

7+5=127 + 5 = 12

Total Balushahi = 12
2Chirag bought the same number of balushahi as Nandini (7 each). Nandini had 7 and Chirag had only 5 left. How many did Chirag eat?Show solution
Given: Chirag originally had 7 balushahi, he now has 5.

Concept: Balushahi eaten = Original amount − Remaining amount.

75=27 - 5 = 2

Chirag ate 2 balushahi.

Books Problem

1Chirag got 9 story books and Nandini got 7 puzzle books for Nani Maa. How many total books did the children get?Show solution
Given: Story books = 9, Puzzle books = 7.

Concept: Total books = Addition of both types.

9+7=169 + 7 = 16

Total books = 16

So: 99 Books +7+ 7 Books =16= 16 Books

Let us Do — Tens Frame

(a)6+8=6 + 8 = \dotsShow solution
Given: 6+86 + 8

Using a tens frame: Place 6 dots in the first frame. Add 8 more dots. Fill the first frame to 10 (needs 4 more from the 8), leaving 84=48 - 4 = 4 in the next frame.

6+8=146 + 8 = 14

Answer: 14
(b)5+10=5 + 10 = \dotsShow solution
Given: 5+105 + 10

Using a tens frame: 5 dots in one frame, add 10 more (a full frame of 10).

5+10=155 + 10 = 15

Answer: 15
(c)96=9 - 6 = \dotsShow solution
Given: 969 - 6

Using a tens frame: Start with 9 dots, remove 6 dots.

96=39 - 6 = 3

Answer: 3
(d)189=18 - 9 = \dotsShow solution
Given: 18918 - 9

Using a tens frame: Start with 18 dots (one full frame of 10 and 8 more), remove 9 dots (remove 8 from the second frame and 1 from the first frame).

189=918 - 9 = 9

Answer: 9

Stamps Problems

1Nandini and Chirag have 22 stamps. Nani Maa's brother gives them 30 more stamps. How many stamps do they have now?Show solution
Given: Stamps already with children = 22, Additional stamps from Nani Maa's brother = 30.

Concept: Total = Addition.

22+30=5222 + 30 = 52

2222 Stamps +30+ 30 Stamps =52= 52 Stamps

They now have 52 stamps.
2They have 52 stamps in total. 37 stamps have faces of famous persons. How many stamps have pictures of monuments?Show solution
Given: Total stamps = 52, Stamps with faces of famous persons = 37.

Concept: Stamps with monuments = Total − Stamps with faces.

5237=1552 - 37 = 15

They have 15 stamps with pictures of monuments.

Let us Do — Ginladi (Abacus/Bead) Problems

1(a)Solve using a ginladi: 34+634 + 6Show solution
Given: 34+634 + 6

Step 1: Start at 34 on the ginladi.
Step 2: Add 6 beads forward.
34+6=4034 + 6 = 40

Answer: 40
1(b)Solve using a ginladi: 23+1223 + 12Show solution
Given: 23+1223 + 12

Step 1: Start at 23.
Step 2: Add 10 beads → reach 33.
Step 3: Add 2 more beads → reach 35.

23+12=3523 + 12 = 35

Answer: 35
1(c)Solve using a ginladi: 33533 - 5Show solution
Given: 33533 - 5

Step 1: Start at 33.
Step 2: Move back 3 beads → reach 30.
Step 3: Move back 2 more beads → reach 28.

335=2833 - 5 = 28

Answer: 28
1(d)Solve using a ginladi: 421542 - 15Show solution
Given: 421542 - 15

Step 1: Start at 42.
Step 2: Move back 10 beads → reach 32.
Step 3: Move back 5 more beads → reach 27.

4215=2742 - 15 = 27

Answer: 27
2A frog is at 7 on the ginladi. He jumps 10 beads at a time going forward. Mark the beads and write the numbers.Show solution
Given: Starting position = 7, Jump size = 10 (forward).

Step 1: 7+10=177 + 10 = 17
Step 2: 17+10=2717 + 10 = 27
Step 3: 27+10=3727 + 10 = 37
Step 4: 37+10=4737 + 10 = 47
Step 5: 47+10=5747 + 10 = 57
Step 6: 57+10=6757 + 10 = 67
Step 7: 67+10=7767 + 10 = 77
Step 8: 77+10=8777 + 10 = 87
Step 9: 87+10=9787 + 10 = 97

The frog lands on: 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77, 87, 97.
3The frog jumps forward by 10 each time (starting from 1). Mark all the places where the frog will land.Show solution
Given: Starting position = 1 (assumed), Jump size = 10 (forward).

1,11,21,31,41,51,61,71,81,911, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91

The frog lands on: 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91.
4A grasshopper jumps backward by 10 each time (starting from 100). Mark all the beads and write the numbers.Show solution
Given: Starting position = 100 (assumed), Jump size = 10 (backward).

100,90,80,70,60,50,40,30,20,10100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10

The grasshopper lands on: 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10.
5Fill in the tables by jumping as instructed (jump by 2s, 5s, and 10s as shown in the images).Show solution
Note: The exact starting numbers in the images cannot be seen from the OCR. The general method is given below.

Jump by 2s (example starting at 2): 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, \ldots

Jump by 5s (example starting at 5): 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, \ldots

Jump by 10s (example starting at 10): 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100,10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, \ldots

Fill the table by adding the jump value each time to the previous number.

Number Grid Game — Let us Play

Grid Q1Nandini is at 23. She gets 11 on the dice. How many steps is a jump from 23 to 34?Show solution
Given: Starting position = 23, Dice number = 11.

23+11=3423 + 11 = 34

A jump from 23 to 34 is 11 steps.

On the grid: Move down one row (add 10) from 23 → 33, then move one step right → 34.
Grid Q2Chirag is at 19. He gets 54 on the dice. Help him move his counter to the correct number.Show solution
Given: Starting position = 19, Dice number = 54.

19+54=7319 + 54 = 73

On the grid: From 19, move up 5 rows (add 50) → 69, then move 4 steps right → 73.

Chirag's counter moves to 73.

Use the Number Grid — Exercise 1

1(a)Nandini is at 45. She gets 34. She will land on ...Show solution
Given: Starting position = 45, Number on dice = 34.

45+34=7945 + 34 = 79

On the grid: From 45, move up 3 rows (add 30) → 75, then move 4 steps right → 79.

Nandini will land on 79.
1(b)Chirag is at 75. He gets 56. He will land on ...Show solution
Given: Starting position = 75, Number on dice = 56.

75+56=13175 + 56 = 131

Since 131 is beyond 100, the player must move backward instead. The game rule says the player can choose to move forward or backward. Moving backward:

7556=1975 - 56 = 19

Chirag will land on 19 (moving backward by 56).
1(c)Nandini is at 30. She gets 66. She will land on ...Show solution
Given: Starting position = 30, Number on dice = 66.

30+66=9630 + 66 = 96

On the grid: From 30, move up 6 rows (add 60) → 90, then move 6 steps right → 96.

Nandini will land on 96.
1(d)Chirag is at 89. He gets 63. He will land on ...Show solution
Given: Starting position = 89, Number on dice = 63.

89+63=15289 + 63 = 152 — this is beyond 100, so Chirag moves backward.

8963=2689 - 63 = 26

Chirag will land on 26 (moving backward by 63).

Magic Sums Puzzles

1Observe the Magic Sum puzzle. The numbers in each row add up to the number on the right, and the numbers in each column add up to the number below. Verify the given puzzle:
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
Show solution
Checking rows:
- Row 1: 5+2+8=155 + 2 + 8 = 15
- Row 2: 3+1+6=103 + 1 + 6 = 10
- Row 3: 9+4+7=209 + 4 + 7 = 20

Checking columns:
- Column 1: 5+3+9=175 + 3 + 9 = 17
- Column 2: 2+1+4=72 + 1 + 4 = 7
- Column 3: 8+6+7=218 + 6 + 7 = 21

All numbers 1–9 are used exactly once. The puzzle is correctly filled.
2Complete the Magic Square where every row, column, and diagonal adds up to 15. Fill in the blanks:
| _ | 3 | _ |
| _ | _ | 9 |
| 6 | _ | _ |
Show solution
The standard 3×3 magic square using numbers 1–9 where every row, column, and diagonal sums to 15 is:

2amp;7amp;69amp;5amp;14amp;3amp;8\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline 2 & 7 & 6 \\ \hline 9 & 5 & 1 \\ \hline 4 & 3 & 8 \\ \hline\end{array}

The given partial square has 3 in position (row 1, col 2), 9 in position (row 2, col 3), and 6 in position (row 3, col 1). This matches the standard magic square above.

Completed Magic Square:
| 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 8 |

Verification:
- Rows: 2+7+6=152+7+6=15, 9+5+1=159+5+1=15, 4+3+8=154+3+8=15
- Columns: 2+9+4=152+9+4=15, 7+5+3=157+5+3=15, 6+1+8=156+1+8=15
- Diagonals: 2+5+8=152+5+8=15, 6+5+4=156+5+4=15

Radishes and Vegetables Problems

1Nani Maa plucked 25 red radishes and 36 white radishes. How many total radishes has she plucked?Show solution
Given: Red radishes = 25, White radishes = 36.

Concept: Total = Addition.

Using bundles and sticks method:
- Tens: 2+3=52 + 3 = 5 tens = 50
- Ones: 5+6=115 + 6 = 11 ones = 1 ten + 1 one
- Total tens: 5+1=65 + 1 = 6 tens = 60
- Total ones: 1

25+36=6125 + 36 = 61

Total radishes = 61
2Nani Maa puts tomatoes and carrots in a box. Total = 100. She put 65 tomatoes. How many carrots are there?Show solution
Given: Total vegetables = 100, Tomatoes = 65.

Concept: Carrots = Total − Tomatoes.

10065=35100 - 65 = 35

Number of carrots = 35

6565 tomatoes +35+ 35 carrots =100= 100 vegetables

65+35=10065 + 35 = 100

10065=35100 - 65 = 35

Apples Problem

1Nandini collected 85 apples and Chirag collected 67 apples. How many apples in all?Show solution
Given: Nandini's apples = 85, Chirag's apples = 67.

Concept: Total = Addition.

Step-by-step:
- Tens: 8+6=148 + 6 = 14 tens = 140
- Ones: 5+7=125 + 7 = 12 ones = 1 ten + 2 ones
- Total: 140+12=152140 + 12 = 152

85+67=15285 + 67 = 152

Total apples = 152
2Who collected more apples — Nandini (85) or Chirag (67)? How much more?Show solution
Given: Nandini's apples = 85, Chirag's apples = 67.

Concept: Difference = Subtraction.

8567=1885 - 67 = 18

Nandini collected 18 apples more than Chirag.

Word Problems — Solve using Box Diagrams and Number Line

1Babli didi sold 34 books on Monday and 45 books on Tuesday. (a) How many books did she sell in the two days? (b) How many more did she sell on Tuesday than on Monday?Show solution
Given: Books sold on Monday = 34, Books sold on Tuesday = 45.

(a) Total books sold:
34+45=7934 + 45 = 79
She sold 79 books in two days.

(b) How many more on Tuesday:
4534=1145 - 34 = 11
She sold 11 more books on Tuesday than on Monday.
2In a cricket match, Team Red made 56 runs before lunch and 65 runs after lunch. How many total runs did they make?Show solution
Given: Runs before lunch = 56, Runs after lunch = 65.

Concept: Total runs = Addition.

56+65=12156 + 65 = 121

Team Red made 121 total runs.
3Rama sold 39 vadas on the first day. She sold 12 more the next day. How many vadas did she sell in these two days?Show solution
Given: Vadas sold on Day 1 = 39, Vadas sold on Day 2 = 39 + 12 = 51.

Wait — re-reading: She sold 39 on Day 1 and 12 more (than Day 1) on Day 2, meaning Day 2 = 39+12=5139 + 12 = 51.

Total = 39+51=9039 + 51 = 90.

Alternatively, if '12 more' means she sold 12 vadas additionally on Day 2 (i.e., Day 2 = 12):

39+12=5139 + 12 = 51

She sold 51 vadas in two days. (Using the straightforward reading: Day 1 = 39, Day 2 = 12 more than Day 1 is less likely for a canteen context; the simpler reading is she sold 12 on Day 2.)

Most likely intended answer: 39+12=5139 + 12 = 51 vadas in total.
4Gehu brings 56 plants for her terrace garden. Some plants dried up. She is left with 29 plants. How many plants dried up?Show solution
Given: Plants brought = 56, Plants remaining = 29.

Concept: Plants dried up = Total brought − Remaining.

5629=2756 - 29 = 27

27 plants dried up.
5Choose any two numbers. Make a word problem using the two numbers. Share it with your classmates.Show solution
This is an open-ended creative question. Here is a sample word problem:

Sample: Riya has 48 stickers. Her friend gives her 35 more stickers. How many stickers does Riya have now?

Solution: 48+35=8348 + 35 = 83

Riya now has 83 stickers.

(Students should create their own word problem using any two numbers of their choice and solve it similarly.)

Let us Do — Estimate More or Less than 100

1Estimate the answer and say if it will be more or less than 100. Then solve using a number line.Show solution
The specific expressions are partially visible from the OCR. Using the example given in the text: 15049150 - 49.

Estimation: 15050=100150 - 50 = 100, so 15049150 - 49 is more than 100 (since we subtract 1 less).

15049=101150 - 49 = 101

General method for each expression:
1. Round the numbers to the nearest 10.
2. Perform the operation mentally to estimate.
3. Decide if the result is more or less than 100.
4. Then solve exactly on the number line by making jumps.

Example on number line for 15049150 - 49:
Start at 150 → jump back 40 → reach 110 → jump back 9 → reach 101.

15049=101 (more than 100)150 - 49 = 101 \text{ (more than 100)}

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