NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Maths Chapter 11 How Many Times

A Visit to an Amusement Park

Question 1. A group of children visited an amusement park. Find the total children:
* Wow! 2 of us can sit on the horse. I will sit with my friend. The total children are 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = ___
* ___ of us can sit on the horse swing altogether.
* 3 of us can sit in a toy train. We all will sit together. There are 3 bogies. 3 + 3 + 3 = ___
* Total ___ children can sit in 3 bogies.
Answer:
Let's find the total number of children using repeated addition:
* Horse swing: There are 4 swings, and each swing holds 2 children.
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
So, 8 of us can sit on the horse swing altogether.
* Toy train: There are 3 carriages (bogies), and each holds 3 children.
3 + 3 + 3 = 9
Total 9 children can sit in 3 bogies.
In simple words: We can find the total count by adding the same number again and again.

Exam Tip: When you add the same number repeatedly, it is called "repeated addition" or "skip-counting".

Question 2. Count the kids on the swing and the jalebi pieces:
* Total ___ children can sit in the swing. (5 cabins, each cabin holds 4 children)
* After riding on the swings, children planned to eat jalebis. Each plate of jalebi has 3 pieces. They ordered 6 plates of jalebi.
* 6 times 3 is ___
Answer:
Let's find the total count using repeated addition:
* Ferris Wheel Swing: There are 5 cabins, with 4 children in each cabin.
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20
Total 20 children can sit in the swing.
* Plates of Jalebis: There are 6 plates, and each plate has 3 jalebis.
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 18
So, 6 times 3 is 18.
In simple words: Five groups of four make twenty, and six groups of three make eighteen.

Exam Tip: "6 times 3" means adding the number 3 exactly six times.

Travelling in the Bus

Question 3. Calculate the total number of people and water bottles on the bus:
* 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = ___
* 9 times 2 = ___
* Total number of people in the bus = ___
* Some crates of water bottles are kept in the bus. Count them. (4 crates, each holds 5 bottles)
* 4 times 5 = ___
* Total number of bottles in the bus = ___
Answer:
Let's calculate the totals using repeated addition:
* Bus Seats (People): There are 9 rows of seats, and each seat holds 2 people.
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 18
9 times 2 = 18
Total number of people in the bus = 18
* Water Bottle Crates: There are 4 crates, and each crate holds 5 bottles.
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20
4 times 5 = 20
Total number of bottles in the bus = 20
In simple words: Adding two nine times gives eighteen. Adding five four times gives twenty.

Exam Tip: Skip-counting by 2s or 5s is a great mental math shortcut to find these totals quickly.

Question 4. Cheenu bought some packs of erasers, pencils and apples from the shop. Find the total of each item.
A. 2 + ___ + ___ + ___ = ___ erasers
4 times 2 = ___
Total number of erasers = ___

B. 3 + ___ + ___ + ___ + ___ = ___ pencils
5 times 3 = ___
Total number of pencils = ___

C. 3 + ___ + ___ = ___ apples
3 times 3 = ___
Total number of apples = ___
Answer:
Let's find the total of each school and fruit item:
* A. Erasers: There are 4 packs of erasers, and each pack has 2 erasers.
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 erasers
4 times 2 = 8
Total number of erasers = 8
* B. Pencils: There are 5 boxes of pencils, and each box has 3 pencils.
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15 pencils
5 times 3 = 15
Total number of pencils = 15
* C. Apples: There are 3 baskets of apples, and each basket has 3 apples.
3 + 3 + 3 = 9 apples
3 times 3 = 9
Total number of apples = 9
In simple words: We can find the total count of erasers (8), pencils (15), and apples (9) by using repeated addition.

Exam Tip: "4 times 2" is the first step towards learning multiplication, which is written as 4 × 2 = 8.