Chapter 8 · NCERT Class 2 Joyful Mathematics

Grouping and Sharing

Put things in equal groups, then share them out so everyone gets the same. This is how multiplying and dividing begin! Tap each idea to group and share.

🔷 3 topics⏱ ~18 min📝 8-question quiz

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Six grouping ideas

Equal groups, totals, sharing and leftovers. Tap each word to see a simple example.

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The three big ideas

An equal group has the same number of things as the other groups.
To find how many in all, add the group again and again: 3 groups of 4 is 4 + 4 + 4 = 12.
This is the start of multiplying — counting equal groups.

Let's try. 5 boxes with 2 pencils each. How many pencils?

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10 pencils.

Sharing equally means giving the same amount to each person.
Deal things out one by one, like cards, until they are all gone.
This is the start of dividing — splitting into equal parts.

Let's try. Share 12 biscuits equally among 4 friends.

Give one to each, again and again. Each friend gets 3 biscuits.

Sometimes things do not share out evenly and a few are left over.
Give out as many equal shares as you can; what stays is the leftover.
Leftovers are normal — not every number splits into equal whole parts.

Let's try. Share 9 mangoes equally between 2 baskets.

Each basket gets 4 mangoes (that is 8), and 1 mango is left over.

Watch out: sharing is only fair when every share is the same. If one person has more, it is not equal sharing.

Where you’ll meet it

Grouping & sharing around you

Sharing chocolate

Breaking a chocolate bar so each friend gets the same number of pieces is equal sharing.

Packing in boxes

Putting the same number of laddoos in each box uses equal groups — count by skip counting.

Teams for a game

Splitting friends into equal teams is dividing. If one is left over, they can be the umpire!