Class 4 Maths Word Problems Chapter 9 Equal Groups

Q1: Leo wants to make mango juice. He has 3 mangoes. If each mango can make 4 cups of juice, how many cups of juice can Leo make in total?

Sol: Each mango makes 4 cups of juice.
So, 3 mangoes make:
3 × 4 = 12 cups of juice.
Leo can make 12 cups of juice.

Q2: Maya is baking cookies for her birthday. She needs 2 cups of sugar for every 3 dozen cookies. If Maya wants to bake 12 dozen cookies, how many cups of sugar does she need?

Sol: Maya needs 2 cups of sugar for every 3 dozen cookies.
For 12 dozen cookies, she will need:
(12 ÷ 3) × 2 = 4 × 2 = 8 cups of sugar.
Maya needs 8 cups of sugar to bake 12 dozen cookies.

Q3: In Lily’s garden, she plants 7 rows of flowers. Each row has 6 flowers. How many flowers does she have in total?

Sol: Each row has 6 flowers, and there are 7 rows.
So, Lily has:
7 × 6 = 42 flowers in total.
Lily has 42 flowers in her garden.

Q4: Timmy the Turtle climbs 3 steps every minute. How many steps will he climb in 15 minutes?

Sol: Timmy climbs 3 steps per minute.
In 15 minutes, he will climb:
15 × 3 = 45 steps.
Timmy will climb 45 steps.

Q5: Sarah baked 24 cupcakes and wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many cupcakes will each friend get?

Sol: Sarah has 24 cupcakes, and she wants to share them equally among 6 friends.
Each friend will get:
24 ÷ 6 = 4 cupcakes.
Each friend will get 4 cupcakes.

Q6: Ethan has 5 toy cars. If each toy car can go 3 meters per minute, how far will the toy cars go in 10 minutes?

Sol: Each toy car goes 3 meters per minute.
In 10 minutes, each car will go:
3 × 10 = 30 meters.
Since there are 5 cars, in total, the cars will go:
5 × 30 = 150 meters.
The toy cars will go 150 meters in 10 minutes.

Q7: Lily is watching birds in the park. She saw 8 robins, 12 sparrows, and 5 crows. How many birds did Lily see in total?

Sol: The total number of birds Lily saw is:
8 robins + 12 sparrows + 5 crows = 25 birds.
Lily saw 25 birds in total.

Q8: Anna is watering her plants. She waters 5 plants every 2 minutes. How many plants can she water in 20 minutes?

Sol: Anna waters 5 plants every 2 minutes.
In 20 minutes, she can water:
(20 ÷ 2) × 5 = 10 × 5 = 50 plants.
Anna can water 50 plants in 20 minutes.

Q9: A sports stadium has 10 sections. Each section has 20 rows of seats, and each row has 15 seats. How many seats are there in the stadium?

Sol: Each section has 20 rows, and each row has 15 seats.
So, in one section, there are:
20 × 15 = 300 seats.
For 10 sections, the total number of seats is:
10 × 300 = 3000 seats.
There are 3000 seats in the stadium.

Q10: Kevin the Kangaroo is jumping 8 steps at a time. If Kevin jumps 10 times, how many steps will he jump in total?

Sol: Kevin jumps 8 steps at a time.
In 10 jumps, he will jump:8 × 10 = 80 steps.Kevin will jump 80 steps in total.