NCERT Solutions for Class 4th Maths Chapter 4 People at different times — In-text Questions

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Q1.

Write the time and draw the number of people who had food at different time slots using HTO blocks as shown below. — 325 people.

325 people

Answer

The two clocks printed beside 325 people.

The first clock shows 1 o’clock. The second clock shows half past 1.

Time slot = 1:00 to 1:30
325 = 3 Hundreds + 2 Tens + 5 Ones

325 drawn with HTO blocks: 3 flats, 2 rods and 5 single blocks.

Why it happens: each digit tells how many of its own kind of block to draw — 3 hundreds, 2 tens, 5 ones.

Q2.

Write the time and draw the number of people who had food at different time slots using HTO blocks as shown below. — 508 people.

508 people

Answer

The two clocks printed beside 508 people.

The first clock shows half past 1. The second clock shows 2 o’clock.

Time slot = 1:30 to 2:00
508 = 5 Hundreds + 0 Tens + 8 Ones

508 drawn with HTO blocks: 5 flats, no rods and 8 single blocks.

Why it happens: there is no rod of ten to draw, and the 0 in the Tens place shows exactly that.

Q3.

The time slot when the most number of people came for lunch is _____________________.

Answer

Compare 52, 145, 325 and 508.
508 has the largest Hundreds digit.
Most people came between 1:30 and 2:00.

Answer: 1:30 to 2:00 (508 people).

Why it happens: 52 has two digits, the others have three. Among the three-digit numbers we look at the Hundreds place: 5 is bigger than 3 and 1.

Q4.

The time slot when the least number of people came for lunch is _____________________.

Answer

52 is the only two-digit number here.
Fewest people came between 12:00 and 12:30.

Answer: 12:00 to 12:30 (52 people).

Why it happens: a two-digit number is always smaller than a three-digit number, because it has no hundreds at all.

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