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प्रश्न
What different things do people go there for?
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उत्तर
People go to a post office to send letters, telegrams and money orders. People also purchase envelopes, post cards, inland letters and stamps from there.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mannu and Jaiju put a pencil and geometry box in the two pans of the balance. Which pan will go down? Why? Draw a picture to show it.
Take a small plastic packet.
Put it in one pan of the balance. Put the soap in the other pan. Slowly add sand to the packet till the pans are balanced.
Close the packet with a rubber band or string. Now stick a strip of paper and write ‘ g’ on it.
Use your weights to weigh different things and write in your notebook.
Is the weight on any of the pans equal to 1 kilogram? Mark it.
Now imagine what happened next and complete the story. Discuss with your friends how Vaidika’s daughter found the weight of the elephant.
How much does a postcard cost?
| Postal Rates |
| Postal Items | Postal Rates (in Rs.) |
| Single Post Card | 0.50 |
| Printed Post Card | 6.00 |
| Inland Letter | 2.50 |
|
Letter weighing - i) 20 grams or less ii) For every additional 20 grams |
5.00 2.00 |
|
Parcel weighing - i) 50 grams or less ii) For every additional 50 grams |
5.00
3.00 |
How much will you have to pay for stamps on a letter weighing 50 grams?
Akash wants to send a parcel of the Math Magic textbook to his friend Rani in Chennai. The book weighs 200 g. See the chart to find the cost of posting the book.
Rahul needs stamps of Rupees 25 for his parcel. He went to the post office. Only stamps of Rs 1, Rs 2, Rs 5 and Rs 10 were there at that time. Using those stamps in how many different ways can he make Rs 25?
Can you show five different ways? What is the heaviest parcel he can send using stamps of Rs 25?
The chart shows the height and weight of children between 6 and 10 years old.
| Name | Age | Height | Weight |
| Temshula | 6 | 3 feet, 7 inches | 16 kg |
| Sreekunth | 10 | 4 feet, 3 inches | 23 kg |
| Rabiya | 6 | 3 feet, 10 inches | 17 kg |
| Vineet | 8 | 3 feet, 11 inches | 19.5 kg |
| Kavita | 9 | 3 feet, 10 inches | 20 kg |
Now, you also fill the table by finding out the age, height and weight of any five friends.
