NCERT Solutions Class 3 Mathematics Chapter 3 Give and Take

1. A jump from 2 to 12 is taking ___ steps.
Ans. 10 steps.

2. How will I go from 22 to 41? Jump from 22 to 42. Then one, step left. We can write it like this. 22 + 20 = 42, 42 – 1 = 41. How many steps did I go in all?
Ans. 3 steps.

3. Try these on Kittu’s home:

(a) 10 less than 34 is 24.
Ans. 24.

(b) 53 – 20 = ___
Ans. 53 – 20 = 33.

(c) 11 more than 31 is ___.
Ans. 42.

(d) 11 less than 66 is __.
Ans. 55.

(e) 62 + 13 = ___.
Ans. 75.

(f) 23 less than 89 is __.
Ans. 23 less than 89 is 66.

(g) 10 and 40 more than is ___.
Ans. 10 and 40 more than is 50.

(h) 9 added to 28 gives ___.
Ans. 37.

(i) The sum of 9 and 44 is ___.
Ans. The sum of 9 and 44 is 53.

(j) Reducing 98 by 34 gives ___.
Ans. 64.

(k) 4 and 37 more is __.
Ans. 4 and 37 more is 41.

(l) Take 35 away from 83. We get __.
Ans. We get 48.  

4. Add the numbers:

(a) 37 + 9 = _______
Ans. 46.

(b) 65 – 30 = _____
Ans. 35.

(c) _____= 46 + 21
Ans. 67.

(d) ___ = 87 – 30
Ans. 57.

(e) 66 – ___ = 11
Ans. 55.

(f) 36 = __ + 9
Ans. 27.

(g) 45 + ___ = 99
Ans. 54.

(h) 40 + ___ = 76
Ans. 36.

(i) __ + 26 = 75
Ans. 49.

(j) 98 = __ + 50
Ans. 48.

(k) ___ – 21 = 35
Ans. 14.

(l) 57 – ___ = 20
Ans. 37.

5. Can you do it another way? Show how.

(a) 37 + 21 = 30 + 7 + 20 + 1
Ans. 37 + 21 = 30 + 7 + 20 + 1
= 50 + 7 + 1
= 50 + 8 = 58

(b) 73 + 24 = 70 + 3 + 20 + 4
Ans. 73 + 24 = 70 + 3 + 20 + 4
= 90 + 3 + 4
= 90 + 7 = 97

(c) 56 + 21 = 50 + 6 + 20 + 1
Ans. 56 + 21 = 50 + 6 + 20 +1
= 70 + 6 + 1
= 70 + 7 = 77'

6. Now work out the steps in your mind. Write the answers directly in the boxes.

(a) 33 +42 = ___
Ans. 75.

(b) __ = 33+ 27
Ans. 60.

(c) 55 + 25 = ___
Ans. 80.

(d) 19 + 61 = ___
Ans. 80.

(e) ___ = 34 + 63.
Ans. 97.

(f) 67 + 25 = ___
Ans. 92.

(g) __ = 48 + 42
Ans. 90

(h) ___ = 53 +64
Ans. 117.

(i) 72 +56 = ___
Ans. 128.

7. A Shopkeeper Rafi had 153 candles. Paras gave him 237 more candles. How manycandles  does Rafi have now?
Ans.

8. Work out the following story problems in the same way. Read each problem and say it in your word. Guess the answer before writing it.

(a) A train compartment is carrying 132 people. Another compartment is carrying 129 people. In all, how many people are there in both the compartments.
Ans.

(b) Shannu found 138 pebbles. Karim found 44 pebbles. How many pebbles did they find in all?
Ans.

(i) How many students in the school like oranges?
Ans.

Number of students who like oranges = 136 + 128 = 264.

(ii) How many students in the school like mangoes?
Ans. Number of students in the school like mangoes = 240 + 243 = 483.

(iii) Altogether, how many students are there in the school?
Ans. Total number of students = 376 + 371 = 747.

(iv) Is the number of girls more than 350 or less than 350?
Ans. Number of girls is more than 350. It is 376.

9. Practice Time:
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10. Work out for different ways to write the numbers.

11. Can you solve this puzzle? Write the numbers 1,2, 3, 4,5, 6 in the circles, so that the sum of the numbers on each side of the figure is 12.

Ans.

Upper train have
= (19 – 5) + (6 – 15) + (7 – 3) + (6 – 10) + (4 – 20) + (1 – 7) + (5 – 4)
= 14 – 9 + 4 – 4 – 16 – 6 + 1
= 19 – 35 = -16
Lower train have
= (17 – 20) + (3 – 19) + (9 + 12) + (9 – 20)
= -3 – 16 + 21 – 11
= -30 + 21 = -30 + 21 = -9

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