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Example 2: A florist bought 1240 white roses, 1580 yellow roses and 1325 jasmine
flowers. How many flowers did he buy in all?

Solution: Number of white roses = 1240 Th H T O
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1
Number of yellow roses = 1580 1 2 4 0
Number of jasmine flowers = 1325 1 5 8 0
Total number of flowers = 1240 + 1580 +1325 = 4145 + 1 3 2 5

Thus, the florist bought 4145 flowers in all. 4 1 4 5

Exercise 3.7

1. In an exhibition, 3160 people visited on Saturday and
2375 people visited on Sunday. How many people
visited the exhibition during the both days?

2. 750 buses, 288 cars and 537 autorickshaws crossed
a red light during one hour. How many vehicles
crossed the red light during the hour?

3. In a library, there are 3785 books in English and 4250 books
in Hindi. How many books are there in the library in both
the languages?

4. Bunny (Rabbit) ate 2568 cabbages and 1305 carrots
during the whole year. What is the total number of
vegetables eaten by it during a year?

5. Diksha used 1556 flowers on Monday and 3312 flowers on
Tuesday to make some garlands. How many flowers did she
use during the two days?

6. There are 5717 girls and 3879 boys in the examination
hall. How many students are present in the
examination hall?