Multiplication Word Problems for Class 3

1) Sima Visited the Konark Temple With Her Friend. The Guide Tells Them That There Are 30 Beads Between Major Spoke and Minor Spoke. Find the Time Difference in Minutes As the Shadow Moves From the One Major Spoke to the Next Minor Spoke.

According to the guide, 30 beads between one major spoke and the minor spoke and each bead equal to 3 minutes.

Now, 3 × 30 = 90
The difference in time is 90 minutes.
Hence, Sima will find that the time difference is 90 minutes.

2) Sima Visited the Konark Temple With Her Friend. The Guide Tells Them That There Are 30 Beads Between Major Spoke and Minor Spoke. Find the Time Difference in Minutes As the Shadow Moves From the One Major Spoke to the Next Minor Spoke.

There are 30 beads between a major spoke and the next minor spoke.

So, the number of beads between two major spokes are

30 + 30 = 60
Each bead is equal to 3 minutes.
So, 3 × 60 = 180
The time difference between the two major spokes is 180 minutes.

3) Raima Said That on Her Watch; It Was 2.15 PM Now. Show Where Will Be the Shadow in the Konark Sundial.

There is 90 minutes difference between a major and a minor spoke.
When it is 2: 15 pm, the shadow must have left the minor and lies in the middle of a major and a minor spoke.
So, the shadow will be like