NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 8 Fun with Numbers – step-by-step answers to every exercise and in-text question of the chapter, as per the latest NCERT syllabus for 2027. Read them online or download the free question-answer PDF.
Count big numbers in tens! This chapter counts from 21 to 99 with boxes, garlands and bundles of 10.
NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 8 Fun with Numbers PDF
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NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 8 Fun with Numbers – Questions and Answers
All 65 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 84 – 97) are answered below, in the order of the book – in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises. Each answer is written the way you would write it in the exam.
In-text Questions — Page 84Simran’s oranges
She fills 2 boxes. 3 oranges are left. To hold all 23 oranges, she needs 3 boxes.
23 = 10 + 10 + 3
Do you know how many oranges are there? — Pages 85–86Boxes of 10 and some more. 21 and 22 (page 84), 24, 27, 28 and 30 are done in the book.
☐ Twenty Three
23
Count the boxes in tens: 10, 20. Then count on: 21, 22, 23.
☐ Twenty Five
25
Count the boxes in tens: 10, 20. Then count on: 21, 22 … 25.
☐ Twenty Six
26
Count the boxes in tens: 10, 20. Then count on: 21, 22 … 26.
☐ Twenty Nine
29
Count the boxes in tens: 10, 20. Then count on: 21, 22 … 29.
Write 21 to 30 — Page 86Three rows to fill
| 21 | 25 | ||||||||
| 23 | 30 | ||||||||
| 22 | 27 |
Write 21 to 30 in every row.
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Each number is 1 more than the one before.
Number 31 to 50 — Page 87Let us count the number of flowers and the number of neem daatun. Each garland has 10 flowers. 31, 32, 35, 36, 39 and 40 are done in the book.
☐ Thirty Three
33
Count the garlands in tens: 10, 20, 30. Then count on: 31, 32, 33.
☐ Thirty Four
34
Count the garlands in tens: 10, 20, 30. Then count on: 31, 32, 33, 34.
☐ Thirty Seven
37
Count the garlands in tens: 10, 20, 30. Then count on: 31, 32 … 37.
☐ Thirty Eight
38
Count the garlands in tens: 10, 20, 30. Then count on: 31, 32 … 38.
Number 31 to 50 — Page 88Each bundle has 10 neem daatun. 41, 43, 45, 46, 49 and 50 are done in the book.
☐ Forty Two
42
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40. Then count on: 41, 42.
☐ Forty Four
44
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40. Then count on: 41, 42, 43, 44.
☐ Forty Seven
47
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40. Then count on: 41, 42 … 47.
☐ Forty Eight
48
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40. Then count on: 41, 42 … 48.
Let us Do — Page 88Number cards on the ginladi. The first card, 4, is done in the book.
A. Pick up any number card from 1 to 50. Can you place the number card with help of the clip on ginladi at the right place?
Yes. Count the beads up to your number.
- Pick a card, like 23.
- Count the colour groups: 10, 20.
- Count on: 21, 22, 23. Clip it there.
B. Write the number on the number cards placed on the ginladi.
15, 26, 36, 46
Each colour has 10 beads. Count up to the bead just before each clip, like the 4 card.
Count and write the numbers — Page 89Garlands, bundles and cups of 10
45
4 garlands have 40 flowers. 5 flowers are loose. 40 and 5 make 45.
47
4 bundles have 40 sticks. 7 more make 47.
32
Each cup has 10 pencils. 3 cups have 30. 2 more make 32.
Fill up the tens frames — Page 89The first one, 29, is done in the book.
41 Forty one
Fill 4 frames. Then 1 box more.
10, 20, 30, 40. Then 41.
30 Thirty
Fill 3 frames.
10, 20, 30. One frame stays empty.
Fill up the missing numbers — Page 90Milestones on a road
32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45
The stones go up by 1. 32 and 33 come before 34.
Project Work — Page 90Farha’s matchbox
Farha said that she has packed more than fifty amazing things in her matchbox. Her friends wondered what these things could be. They had a big surprise when she opened her box.
Can you collect some items and see how many a matchbox can hold?
Fill a matchbox. Count what fits.
- Collect seeds, beads or small pebbles.
- Put them in one by one.
- Make groups of 10. Count in tens.
Small seeds fit more. Big pebbles fit less.
Numbers from 51 – 99 — Page 91Ankita’s mirrors
68 mirrors
6 trees have 10 mirrors each. That is 60. The last tree has only 8. 60 and 8 make 68.
Count and write the numbers from 51 to 60 — Page 91Bundles of 10 sticks. 51, 52, 59 and 60 are done in the book.
☐ Fifty Three
53
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Then count on: 51, 52, 53.
☐ Fifty Four
54
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Then count on: 51, 52, 53, 54.
☐ Fifty Five
55
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Then count on: 51, 52 … 55.
☐ Fifty Six
56
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Then count on: 51, 52 … 56.
☐ Fifty Seven
57
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Then count on: 51, 52 … 57.
☐ Fifty Eight
58
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Then count on: 51, 52 … 58.
Count and write the numbers from 61 to 80 — Page 92Bundles of 10 sticks. 61, 62, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 78 and 80 are done in the book.
☐ Sixty Three
63
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 60. Then count on: 61, 62, 63.
☐ Sixty Four
64
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 60. Then count on: 61, 62, 63, 64.
☐ Sixty Five
65
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 60. Then count on: 61, 62 … 65.
☐ Sixty Six
66
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 60. Then count on: 61, 62 … 66.
☐ Sixty Seven
67
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 60. Then count on: 61, 62 … 67.
☐ Sixty Eight
68
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 60. Then count on: 61, 62 … 68.
☐ Sixty Nine
69
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 60. Then count on: 61, 62 … 69.
☐ Seventy Three
73
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 70. Then count on: 71, 72, 73.
☐ Seventy Six
76
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 70. Then count on: 71, 72 … 76.
☐ Seventy Seven
77
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 70. Then count on: 71, 72 … 77.
☐ Seventy Nine
79
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 70. Then count on: 71, 72 … 79.
Count and write the numbers from 81 to 100 — Page 93Bundles of 10 sticks. 81, 83, 86, 89, 90, 91, 95, 97 and 100 are done in the book.
☐ Eighty Two
82
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 80. Then count on: 81, 82.
☐ Eighty Four
84
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 80. Then count on: 81, 82, 83, 84.
☐ Eighty Five
85
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 80. Then count on: 81, 82 … 85.
☐ Eighty Seven
87
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 80. Then count on: 81, 82 … 87.
☐ Eighty Eight
88
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 80. Then count on: 81, 82 … 88.
☐ Ninety Two
92
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 90. Then count on: 91, 92.
☐ Ninety Three
93
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 90. Then count on: 91, 92, 93.
☐ Ninety Four
94
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 90. Then count on: 91, 92, 93, 94.
☐ Ninety Six
96
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 90. Then count on: 91, 92 … 96.
☐ Ninety Eight
98
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 90. Then count on: 91, 92 … 98.
☐ Ninety Nine
99
Count the bundles in tens: 10, 20, 30 … 90. Then count on: 91, 92 … 99.
Let us Do — Page 94Number cards on a long ginladi
Tie a ginladi from one end to the other. Choose a random number (1 to 99) card. Attach the number cards at the appropriate place on the ginladi with a clip. Play with your friends using other cards also.
Clip each card at its own bead.
- Pick a card, like 57.
- Count 5 groups: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50.
- Count on: 51 … 57. Clip it.
Count and write the numbers — Page 95Bundles, tens frames and towers of 10
47
4 bundles have 40 sticks. 7 loose sticks. 40 and 7 make 47.
83
8 frames are full. That is 80. 3 more boxes make 83.
66
Each tower has 10 cubes. 6 towers make 60. 6 more make 66.
Make a slide and ladder game — Page 95Fill the missing numbers
4, 7, 10, 14, 23, 26, 29, 35, 39, 44, 46, 47, 49, 55, 57, 60, 64, 67, 70, 75, 78, 85, 89, 91, 93, 94, 99
Row 1 goes left to right. Row 2 comes back. The rows zigzag up to 100.
Let us Talk — Page 96Look at the Picture: a Warli painting
Let us Talk
A. Observe and discuss what is happening in the picture.
People are busy in a village.
Two people dance. One climbs a tree. Some carry loads home.
Let us Talk
B. What are the different things which you see in the given picture?
A hut, two palm trees, the sun and people.
I also see hens, a bull, a cart and a fire.
Let us Talk
C. How many houses are there?
1 house
It is a hut in the middle.
Let us Talk
D. How many people are there in the picture?
10 people
Point and count each one once. A small one is near the cart. If you miss it, 9 is also fine.
Let us Talk
E. Guess how many lines are used to draw the leaves of a tree.
About 50 lines.
Each leaf is 1 long line with many short lines. Count one leaf. Then guess.
Let us Talk
F. Do you know the special name for this type of painting?
Warli painting
It uses circles, triangles and lines.
Let us Talk
G. Which part of India is famous for ‘Warli’ painting?
Maharashtra
The Warli people paint on the walls of their huts.
Make your own warli drawing — Page 97Draw in the frame
Draw people with circles, triangles and lines.
A circle for the head. Two triangles for the body. Lines for arms and legs.
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NCERT Solutions Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 8 Fun with Numbers – Overview
| Class | Class 1 |
| Subject | Maths |
| Book | Joyful Mathematics |
| Chapter | 8 – Fun with Numbers |
| Textbook pages | 84 – 97 |
| Questions solved | 65 |
| Session | 2027 |
| Format | Full answers on this page + PDF |
NCERT Solutions Class 1 Maths Chapter 8 – FAQs
Where can I download NCERT Solutions Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 8 Fun with Numbers PDF?
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Is this for the 2027 session?
Yes, it follows the latest NCERT Class 1 Maths book for 2027.
How many questions are solved in NCERT Class 1 Maths Chapter 8?
All 65 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 84 – 97) – the in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises.
How should I use these solutions?
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