Chapter 9 · NCERT Class 5 Maths Mela

Coconut Farm

A coconut farm is full of maths! Trees stand in neat rows, baskets hold equal bunches, and coconuts get shared out fairly. When things come in equal groups, we can multiply to count fast and divide to share. Tap each idea to play with it.

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Six ideas from the coconut farm

Multiplication and division are really about equal groups. Tap each word to see what it means, with a coconut-farm example.

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The three big ideas

When things come in equal groups — like 6 baskets that each hold 9 coconuts — we do not have to count one by one.
Multiplication is a quick way to add equal groups: 6 × 9 = 54 is faster than 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9.
The order does not matter: 6 × 9 and 9 × 6 both give 54.

Worked example. A farmer plants coconut trees in 7 rows, with 9 trees in each row. How many trees are there?

Equal rows → multiply: 7 × 9 = 63 trees.

Division shares a total into equal groups. 48 coconuts shared among 8 children = 48 ÷ 8 = 6 coconuts each.
Division undoes multiplication: since 8 × 6 = 48, we know 48 ÷ 8 = 6.
Sometimes a number does not split evenly. The bit left behind is called the remainder.

Common mix-up: 48 ÷ 8 is not the same as 8 ÷ 48. Division order matters — start with the whole amount you are sharing.

Trees planted in neat rows and columns make an array — a tidy rectangle.
To count them, multiply rows × columns. 5 rows of 4 trees = 5 × 4 = 20 trees.
This is the same idea as area: how many small squares fill a rectangle.

Where you'll meet it

Multiplication and division around you

Planning an orchard

A farmer who wants 60 trees can plant them as 6 rows of 10, or 5 rows of 12. Arranging things in neat rows and columns turns counting into a quick multiplication.

Packing & selling

Coconuts go into boxes of equal size. Multiplication tells the shopkeeper how many in 8 boxes; division tells them how many boxes are needed for 96 coconuts — and whether any are left over.

Sharing at home

Sharing 24 ladoos among 4 friends, or seating 30 guests at tables of 6 — every fair share is a division, and the answer is always a tidy equal group.

Check yourself

Practice quiz

A friendly mix of questions — multiplication, division, arrays and a little story problem — to check that you can use these ideas, not just remember them.

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