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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th Maths Chapter 14 The children’s responses — In-text Questions

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Q1.
The number of children who like Mathematics the most is ________ .
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.
Answer
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.

Go along the list line by line and make one mark every time you see M.

M appears in line 1 once, line 2 once, line 3 once, line 4 once, line 5 three times, line 6 once, line 7 once and line 8 once.

Marks for M: | | | | |    | | | | |
Count of marks = 10

So the number of children who like Mathematics the most is 10.

Why it happens: Each child gave exactly one answer, so counting how many times M was written tells us how many children chose it.
Q2.
The number of children who like Language the most is ________ .
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.
Answer
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.

Go along the list line by line and make one mark every time you see L.

L appears twice in line 2, once in line 3, once in line 4, twice in line 6, once in line 7 and once in line 8.

Marks for L: | | | | |    | | |
Count of marks = 8

So the number of children who like Language the most is 8.

Why it happens: Each child gave exactly one answer, so counting how many times L was written tells us how many children chose it.
Q3.
The number of children who like The World Around Us the most is ________ .
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.
Answer
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.

Go along the list line by line and make one mark every time you see T.

T appears once in line 1, once in line 2, once in line 3, twice in line 5, once in line 7 and once in line 8.

Marks for T: | | | | |    | |
Count of marks = 7

So the number of children who like The World Around Us the most is 7.

Why it happens: Each child gave exactly one answer, so counting how many times T was written tells us how many children chose it.
Q4.
The number of children who like Physical Eduation the most is ________ .
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.
Answer
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.

Go along the list line by line and make one mark every time you see P.E..

P.E. appears twice in line 1, once in line 2, three times in line 3, twice in line 4, and once each in lines 5, 6 and 7.

Marks for P.E.: | | | | |    | | | | |    |
Count of marks = 11

So the number of children who like Physical Education the most is 11.

Why it happens: Each child gave exactly one answer, so counting how many times P.E. was written tells us how many children chose it.
Tip: The book prints “Physical Eduation” here. The correct spelling is Physical Education.
Q5.
The number of children who like Arts the most is ________ .
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.
Answer
T, A, P.E., A, M, P.E.,L, L, P.E., A, T, M, A,P.E., P.E., T, P.E., M, L,P.E., P.E., A, M, A, L,P.E., M, T, A, T, M, M,P.E., A, L, M, L,P.E., A, T, L, M,M, T, L
The 45 answers Anjali and Rohan wrote down, exactly as they appear on the clipboard.

Go along the list line by line and make one mark every time you see A.

A appears twice in line 1, twice in line 2, twice in line 4, once in line 5, once in line 6 and once in line 7.

Marks for A: | | | | |    | | | |
Count of marks = 9

So the number of children who like Arts the most is 9.

Why it happens: Each child gave exactly one answer, so counting how many times A was written tells us how many children chose it.
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