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NCERT · Class 5 · Maths

Chapter 1: The Fish Tale

Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.

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Textbook page 11 · 2 questions
Q1Written answer

How much money does the group collect each month?

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Solution:-

There are twenty fisherwomen in the Women’s ‘Meenkar Bank’.

Each saves ₹ 25 every month.

So, the total money collected in the bank each month = 20 × 25

= ₹ 500

Q2Written answer

How much money will be collected in ten years?

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Solution:-

So, from the above solution, the total money collected in the bank per month = ₹ 500

Then, the total money collected in the bank in one year = 12 × 500

= ₹ 6000

Now, the total money collected in the bank in 10 years = 6000 × 10

= ₹ 60000

Practice time

Gracy needs money to buy a net. Jhansi and her sister want to buy a log boat. So they take a loan from their bank. They will return it with interest.

a) Gracy took a loan of Rs 4000 to buy a net. She paid back Rs 345 every month for one year. How much money did she pay back to the Bank?

Solution:-

From the question, it is given that

Gracy took a loan of ₹ 4000 to buy a net.

She paid back ₹ 345 every month for one year.

Then,

The total money she paid in one year to the bank = 12 × 345

= ₹ 4,140

b) Jhansi and her sister took a loan of Rs 21,000 to buy a log boat. They paid back a total of Rs 23,520 in one year. How much did they pay back every month?

Solution:-

From the question, it is given that

Jhansi and her sister took a loan of Rs 21,000 to buy a log boat.

They paid back a total of ₹ 23,520 in one year.

Then,

The total amount they pay back every month = ₹ 23,520/12

= ₹ 1,960