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Chapter 5 · NCERT Class 4 Maths Mela

Sharing and Measuring

Sharing sweets, packing eggs, cutting a cake into equal slices — this is division. When things split into equal parts, everyone gets a fair share. Tap each idea to explore it.

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Six sharing ideas

Division splits a total into equal parts. Tap each term to see what it means, with an example.

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The three big ideas

  • Sharing equally means everyone gets the same number, with the fewest left over.
  • We write it with the ÷ sign: 15 ÷ 5 = 3 means 15 shared among 5 gives 3 each.
  • Sometimes a few are left over because they cannot be shared evenly.

Worked example. 20 mangoes are shared equally among 4 baskets. How many in each?

20 ÷ 4 = 5 mangoes in each basket, with none left over.

  • Grouping asks how many equal groups you can make of a given size.
  • 18 students sitting in rows of 6 makes 18 ÷ 6 = 3 rows.
  • Sharing and grouping are two ways to think about the same division.

Worked example. 24 laddus are packed in boxes of 6. How many boxes?

24 ÷ 6 = 4 boxes, each holding 6 laddus.

  • To find half of an amount, share it into 2 equal parts. Half of 12 is 6.
  • To find a quarter, share into 4 equal parts. A quarter of 12 is 3.
  • Fractions and sharing are friends — both split a whole into equal parts.

Worked example. A bunch of 16 bananas is shared so each of 4 monkeys gets a quarter. How many each?

A quarter of 16 is 16 ÷ 4 = 4 bananas each.

Common mix-up: Equal sharing must be FAIR — every share is the same size. Giving one person more is not sharing equally.

Where you’ll meet it

Sharing around us

Sharing with friends

Splitting a packet of chips or a plate of samosas fairly is everyday division.

Packing and selling

Shopkeepers pack eggs in trays of 6 and biscuits in rows. Grouping keeps things tidy.

Cutting and measuring

Cutting a cake into equal slices, or a ribbon into equal bits, is sharing you can see.

Check yourself

Quick quiz

Ten friendly questions — mostly multiple-choice with one assertion–reason — to check you can share and divide fairly.

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Interactive built to the OpenMAIC approach (THU-MAIC, MIT). Content from the NCERT Class 4 Maths Mela textbook (ncert.nic.in).

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