Maharashtra Board Class 5 Maths Chapter 3 Addition and Subtraction Set 12 Solutions

Std 5 Maths Chapter 3 Addition And Subtraction

 

Question 1. Prathamesh wants to buy a laptop worth Rs. 27,450. He has Rs. 22,975. What is the amount he still needs to be able to buy the laptop?Solution: Rs. 27450 Laptop worth Rs. 22975 Prathmesh has

27450

- 22975

04475

Answer: Rs. 4,475 amount required to buy the laptop.
In simple words: To find the remaining amount, subtract the money Prathamesh has from the total cost of the laptop.

🎯 Exam Tip: Always align numbers correctly in subtraction problems, starting from the ones place, and borrow when necessary for accurate calculations.

 

Question 2. A company produced 44,730 scooters in a certain year and 43,150 in the next. How many more scooters did they produce in the previous year?Solution: 44730 In previous year 43150 In next year 01580

44730

- 43150

01580

Answer: 1,580 scooters produced more in the previous year.
In simple words: To find out how many more scooters were produced in the previous year, subtract the number of scooters produced in the next year from the number produced in the previous year.

🎯 Exam Tip: Pay attention to the phrasing of the question (e.g., "how many more") to determine whether addition or subtraction is needed. Ensure accurate borrowing during subtraction.

 

Question 3. In a certain city, the number of men is 16,37,856 and the number of women is 16,52,978. By how many does the number of women exceed the number of men?Solution: 1652978 Women 1637856 Men 0015122

1652978

- 1637856

0015122

Answer: 15,122 women more than number of men.
In simple words: To find the difference, subtract the number of men from the number of women.

🎯 Exam Tip: When comparing two quantities, subtraction helps determine the difference or how much one quantity exceeds the other. Double-check your subtraction, especially with large numbers.

 

Question 4. An organization decided to collect Rs. 25,00,000 for a certain project. They collected Rs. 26,57,340 through donations and other kinds of aid. By how much did they exceed their target?Solution: 2657340 collected 2500000 decided to collect 0157340 collected more

2657340

- 2500000

0157340

Answer: 1,57,340
In simple words: To find how much the target was exceeded, subtract the target amount from the collected amount.

🎯 Exam Tip: Carefully read to identify the "target" and "actual" amounts. Exceeding a target means the actual amount is greater, so subtraction is used to find the difference.

 

Question 5. Use the numbers 23,849 and 27,056 to make a subtraction problem. Solve the problem.Solution: In a certain shop the price of a computer was Rs. 23,849 and that of TV set is Rs. 27,056. Price of TV set is how much more than that of a computer. Rs. 27056 Price of T.V. sets Rs. 23849 Price of computer 03207 Price is more

27056

- 23849

03207

Answer: Price of TV set is more than computer by Rs. 3,207
In simple words: To form a subtraction problem, identify the larger number and subtract the smaller number from it to find the difference.

🎯 Exam Tip: When asked to create a problem, ensure it logically leads to the required operation (subtraction in this case) and clearly states what needs to be found. Always subtract the smaller number from the larger number.

Mixed Examples

Study The Following Solved Examples.

Example (1)4,13,758 + 2,09,542 - 5,16,304 4,13,758 + 2,09,542 - 5,16,304 = 1,06,996

413758

+ 209542

623300

345678 162054 183624

Example (2)345678-162054 + 600127 345678 - 162054 + 600127 = 7,83,751

623300

- 516304

106996

183624

+ 600127

783751

In these examples, both operations, addition and subtraction, have to be done. They are done in the order in which they are given. In actual cases, we need to consider the specific problem to decide which operation must be done first.

Example (3)The total amount spent on building a certain house was Rs. 87,14,530. Of this amount, Rs. 24,72,615 were spent on buying the plot of land, Rs. 50,43,720 on the construction material and the rest on labour charges. What was the amount spent on labour?

Method: 1Rs. 8714530 - Total amount spent Rs. 2472615 - Cost of plot Rs. 6241915 - Cost of material and labour

8714530

- 7516335

1198195

Rs. 6241915 - Cost of material and labour Rs. 5043720 - Cost of material Rs. 1198195 - Amount spent on labour

6241915

- 5043720

1198195

Method: 2Rs. 2472615 Cost of plot + Rs. 5043720 Cost of material Rs. 7516335 Cost of plot and material

2472615

+ 5043720

7516335

Rs. 8714530 Total amount spent - Rs. 7516335 Cost of plot and material Rs. 1198195 Amount spent on labour

8714530

- 7516335

1198195

Let Us Verify Our Answer.Rs. 2472615 Cost of plot + Rs. 5043720 Cost of material + Rs. 1198195 Amount spent on labour Rs. 8714530 Total cost The sum total of all the amounts spent tallies with the given total cost. It means that our answer is correct.

Addition And Subtraction Problem Set 12 Additional Important Questions And Answers

Solve The Following Word Problems:

 

Question 1. Jethalal purchased goods for Rs. 53,25,675 sold it for Rs. 62,14,563. How much he obtained more in this transaction?Solution: Rs. 6214563 Sold price Rs. 5325675 Purchased price 888888 Obtained more

6214563

- 5325675

888888

Answer: Rs. 8,88,888
In simple words: To find the profit, subtract the purchased price from the sold price.

🎯 Exam Tip: When calculating profit or how much more was obtained, subtract the cost price from the selling price. Ensure your alignment and borrowing are precise for large numbers.

 

Question 2. In an election candidate A got 13,90,211 votes and candidate B got 8,57,143 votes. By how many votes the winner A defeated the looser B?Solution: 1390211 Votes obtained by A 857143 Votes obtained by B 0533068 Votes more obtained by A

1390211

- 857143

0533068

Answer: 5,33,068
In simple words: To find the margin of victory, subtract the votes of the loser from the votes of the winner.

🎯 Exam Tip: In problems involving differences or margins, subtraction is the key operation. Carefully align numbers and perform borrowing correctly to avoid errors in large number subtraction.