CBSE Class 5 Mathematics We the Travellers Worksheet Set 02

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Question. How many notes of ₹ 100 are found in ₹ 7,934?
Answer: 79 notes
Explanation: 7,900 divided by 100 gives 79 hundred-rupee notes, with ₹ 34 left over.

Question. Fill in the blanks by following the pattern: 1,050, ____, 3,150, 4,200, ____, ____, ____
Answer: 2,100; 5,250; 6,300; 7,350
Explanation: Add 1,050 to each number to find the next number in the pattern.

Question. ______ is the closest hundred of 2,346. It will need ______ jumps to reach ______.
Answer: 2,300; 46 backward jumps; 2,300
Explanation: 2,346 is closer to 2,300 than 2,400, so the rabbit needs 46 hops backward to reach 2,300.

Question. Fill in the blank with the proper answer: 983 = 90 Tens + ______ Ones
Answer: 83
Explanation: 90 tens equal 900. Subtracting 900 from 983 leaves 83 ones.

Question. How many ₹ 500 notes are contained in ₹ 65,342?
Answer: 130 notes
Explanation: 65,000 divided by 500 gives 130 five-hundred rupee notes.

Question. Continue the pattern: 10,794, 10,796, 10,798, ____, ____
Answer: 10,800; 10,802
Explanation: Add 2 to the number each time to get the next step in the pattern.

Question. Complete the statement: 607 = 4 Hundreds + ______ Ones
Answer: 207
Explanation: 4 hundreds equal 400. Subtract 400 from 607 to get 207 ones.

Question. Find the next numbers in the series: 73,005, 72,004, 71,003, ____, ____
Answer: 70,002; 69,001
Explanation: Subtract 1,001 each time to get the next number in the series.

Question. How many notes of ₹ 10 are present in ₹ 65,342?
Answer: 6,534 notes
Explanation: In 65,342, dividing 65,340 by 10 gives 6,534 ten-rupee notes.

Question. ______ is the nearest thousand of 2,346. It will need ______ jumps to arrive at it.
Answer: 2,000; 346 backward jumps; 2,000
Explanation: 2,346 is closer to 2,000 than 3,000, so the rabbit needs 346 jumps backward.

Question. Fill in the blank: 5,621 = 4 Thousand + ______ Hundreds + 2 Tens + 1 One
Answer: 16
Explanation: 4 thousands equal 4,000. 16 hundreds equal 1,600. Together with 21, they make 5,621.

Question. Complete the chain: 5,501, 6,401, 7,301, ____, ____
Answer: 8,201; 9,101
Explanation: Each number increases by adding 900 every time.

Question. How many thousands are found in ₹ 7,934?
Answer: 7 thousands
Explanation: In 7,934, the digit at the thousands place is 7.

Question. Complete the blank: 68 = 5 Tens + ______ Ones
Answer: 18
Explanation: 5 tens equal 50, and 68 minus 50 leaves 18 ones.

Question. What total number of ₹ 500 notes are there in ₹ 7,934?
Answer: 15 notes
Explanation: 15 notes of ₹ 500 make ₹ 7,500, which is the most ₹ 500 notes you can get from ₹ 7,934.

Question. Extend the list: 82,350, 83,350, ____, ____, ____
Answer: 84,350; 85,350; 86,350
Explanation: Add 1,000 to the previous number each time to continue the list.

Question. How many bills of ₹ 100 are there in ₹ 65,342?
Answer: 653 notes
Explanation: 65,300 divided by 100 gives 653 hundred-rupee notes.

Question. Find the right number: 37,608 = 2 Ten Thousands + ______ Thousands + 6 Hundreds + 8 Ones
Answer: 17
Explanation: 2 ten thousands is 20,000, and adding 17 thousands (17,000) makes 37,000.

Question. Follow the pattern: 10,105, 10,125, ____, ____, ____
Answer: 10,145; 10,165; 10,185
Explanation: Add 20 to each number to find the next number in the pattern.

Question. How many thousands are available in ₹ 65,342?
Answer: 65 thousands
Explanation: In 65,342, there are 65 complete thousands.

Match the Following

Question. Fill in the blanks correctly. Use commas as required.

Explanation: Read the thousands group first, followed by the hundreds, tens, and ones places.

Question. Fill in the boxes suitably.

Explanation: Look at the digit to the right of the place value you want to round to; round up if it is 5 or more, and round down if it is less than 5.

True or False

Question. A student said 9,990 is larger than 49,014 because 9 is greater than 4. Is the student correct?
Answer: False
Explanation: 49,014 has 5 digits while 9,990 has only 4 digits. A number with more digits is always bigger.

Questions / Short Question Answers

Question. A boatman wants to cross a river in a boat with a lion, a sheep, and a bundle of grass. He can take only one item at a time. If left alone on the bank, the sheep will eat the grass, or the lion will eat the sheep. How can the boatman ferry all three across safely?
Answer: First take the sheep across. Return alone. Take the lion across and bring the sheep back. Leave the sheep and take the grass across. Return alone. Finally, take the sheep across.
Explanation: By taking the sheep back and forth, the sheep is never left alone with the grass or the lion.

Question. Swap two digits of 48,247 to make a number: (i) As small as possible, (ii) As big as possible.
Answer: (i) Smallest: 28,447 (swap 4 and 2); (ii) Biggest: 84,247 (swap 4 and 8)
Explanation: Put the smallest digit at the front to make the number smaller, or the biggest digit at the front to make it larger.

Question. A cyclist can cover 15 km in one hour. How much distance will she cover in 4 hours, if she keeps the same speed?
Answer: 60 km
Explanation: Multiply the distance covered in 1 hour by 4: 15 km × 4 = 60 km.

Question. What was the error in the caretaker's explanation when counting the horses?
Answer: The caretaker counted the horses in the four corners twice.
Explanation: Counting the corner horses twice made it look like 20 horses were there even though one horse was missing.

Question. Order the prices of the following electric bikes in ascending order: ₹ 90,000; ₹ 89,999; ₹ 94,983; ₹ 49,900; ₹ 93,743; ₹ 39,999
Answer: ₹ 39,999; ₹ 49,900; ₹ 89,999; ₹ 90,000; ₹ 93,743; ₹ 94,983
Explanation: Ascending order means arranging the numbers from smallest to largest.

Question. A school has 461 girls and 439 boys (900 total). How many vehicles are required for all of them using: (a) Car carrying 4 people, (b) Big car carrying 6 people, (c) Minibus carrying 25 people?
Answer: (a) 225 cars (900 ÷ 4 = 225); (b) 150 big cars (900 ÷ 6 = 150); (c) 36 minibuses (900 ÷ 25 = 36)
Explanation: Divide the total count of 900 students by the number of people each vehicle can carry.

Question. Interchange two digits of 10,593 to make a number: (i) Between 11,000 and 15,000, (ii) Greater than 35,000.
Answer: (i) 13,590 (swap 0 and 3); (ii) 50,193 (swap 1 and 5) or 90,513 (swap 1 and 9)
Explanation: Swapping digits changes the place value to make numbers that fall into the given ranges.

Question. List numbers between 42,750 and 53,500 such that the ones, tens, and hundreds digits are all 0.
Answer: 43,000; 44,000; 45,000; 46,000; 47,000; 48,000; 49,000; 50,000; 51,000; 52,000; and 53,000
Explanation: Having zeros in the hundreds, tens, and ones places means listing exact thousands.

Question. Ravi's car has been driven for 56,987 km till now. Sheetal's car has been driven 67,543 km. Whose car has been driven further?
Answer: Sheetal's car has been driven further (by 10,556 km).
Explanation: 67,543 km is larger than 56,987 km, and the difference is 67,543 - 56,987 = 10,556 km.

Question. Give 5 numbers between the numbers 23,568 and 24,234.
Answer: 23,570; 23,600; 23,800; 24,000; 24,100
Explanation: Any numbers greater than 23,568 and smaller than 24,234 are correct.

Question. Sort the town populations in descending order: 65,232; 53,231; 56,380; 51,336; 45,858; 66,540.
Answer: 66,540; 65,232; 56,380; 53,231; 51,336; 45,858
Explanation: Descending order means arranging the numbers from the biggest to the smallest.

Question. Vijay rounded off a number to the nearest hundred. Suma rounded off the same number to the nearest thousand. Both got the same answer. Which numbers could they have used from: 7,126; 7,835; 7,030; 6,999?
Answer: 7,030 and 6,999
Explanation: Both 7,030 and 6,999 round to 7,000 to the nearest hundred, and also to 7,000 to the nearest thousand.

Question. Express the following numbers in expanded form: 8,062; 9,980; 10,304
Answer: 8,062 = 8,000 + 60 + 2; 9,980 = 9,000 + 900 + 80; 10,304 = 10,000 + 300 + 4
Explanation: Break down each number into the value of each of its digits.

Question. Interchange any two digits in the number 1,478 to make a number that is greater than 5,500.
Answer: 8,471 (by swapping 1 and 8) or 7,418 (by swapping 1 and 7)
Explanation: Swapping 1 with 8 puts 8 in the thousands place, making 8,471, which is bigger than 5,500.

Question. Arrange the numbers below in ascending order: 40,347; 34,407; 40,473; 34,740; 73,404; 74,430; 47,340; 18,926.
Answer: 18,926; 34,407; 34,740; 40,347; 40,473; 47,340; 73,404; 74,430
Explanation: Compare the ten-thousands digits first to order the numbers from lowest to highest.

Question. Find and write a number that has the same nearest ten, hundred, and thousand.
Answer: 1,002 (or any number between 995 and 1,004)
Explanation: 1,002 rounded to the nearest ten is 1,000, nearest hundred is 1,000, and nearest thousand is also 1,000.