NCERT Solutions: Fair Share

 Page 1


Do you want 
chocolates?
It is not fair! You gave 
me a bigger part !
yes,
Please.
Did I?
These are not 
equal
You have to 
share your 
with me.
I will show you how 
to do it equally.
We will divide the
p a r a t h a equally.
p a r a t h a 
1. 
2. 
How do you share objects 
equally? by folding them
symmetrically
Why is Shabnam folding the 
p a r a t h a over itself ? 
Shabnam and Mukta are enjoying their lunch break.
How do you think they are going to share the chocolate
and the p a r a t h a equally?
Think about a strategy that you can use to check whether
two pieces are equal or not.
Fair Share
8
Let us Discuss
to cut it into 2 equal halves.
Page 2


Do you want 
chocolates?
It is not fair! You gave 
me a bigger part !
yes,
Please.
Did I?
These are not 
equal
You have to 
share your 
with me.
I will show you how 
to do it equally.
We will divide the
p a r a t h a equally.
p a r a t h a 
1. 
2. 
How do you share objects 
equally? by folding them
symmetrically
Why is Shabnam folding the 
p a r a t h a over itself ? 
Shabnam and Mukta are enjoying their lunch break.
How do you think they are going to share the chocolate
and the p a r a t h a equally?
Think about a strategy that you can use to check whether
two pieces are equal or not.
Fair Share
8
Let us Discuss
to cut it into 2 equal halves.
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Maths Mela | Class 3
1. 
2. 
Tick 
This is a whole p a r a t h a.
Draw a line to show one-half of the whole.
the p a r a t h a that has been cut equally.
Circle the shapes where half of the whole is shaded.
Half
When 1 whole is shared
equally between 2 people, each 
share is called a half!
Half
How many halves make
one whole? Check with 
some halves.
Let us Do
Page 3


Do you want 
chocolates?
It is not fair! You gave 
me a bigger part !
yes,
Please.
Did I?
These are not 
equal
You have to 
share your 
with me.
I will show you how 
to do it equally.
We will divide the
p a r a t h a equally.
p a r a t h a 
1. 
2. 
How do you share objects 
equally? by folding them
symmetrically
Why is Shabnam folding the 
p a r a t h a over itself ? 
Shabnam and Mukta are enjoying their lunch break.
How do you think they are going to share the chocolate
and the p a r a t h a equally?
Think about a strategy that you can use to check whether
two pieces are equal or not.
Fair Share
8
Let us Discuss
to cut it into 2 equal halves.
1 0 8
Maths Mela | Class 3
1. 
2. 
Tick 
This is a whole p a r a t h a.
Draw a line to show one-half of the whole.
the p a r a t h a that has been cut equally.
Circle the shapes where half of the whole is shaded.
Half
When 1 whole is shared
equally between 2 people, each 
share is called a half!
Half
How many halves make
one whole? Check with 
some halves.
Let us Do
3. Shabnam has eaten some chikki from 3 sides.  Tick        how much 
chikki is left?
Draw lines to show different ways of making a half.
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Fair Share
6. 
5. 
Show by colouring half a c h i k k i that has been eaten
from 2 sides.
Complete the whole picture by drawing the other half.
4. 
A n s :
Page 4


Do you want 
chocolates?
It is not fair! You gave 
me a bigger part !
yes,
Please.
Did I?
These are not 
equal
You have to 
share your 
with me.
I will show you how 
to do it equally.
We will divide the
p a r a t h a equally.
p a r a t h a 
1. 
2. 
How do you share objects 
equally? by folding them
symmetrically
Why is Shabnam folding the 
p a r a t h a over itself ? 
Shabnam and Mukta are enjoying their lunch break.
How do you think they are going to share the chocolate
and the p a r a t h a equally?
Think about a strategy that you can use to check whether
two pieces are equal or not.
Fair Share
8
Let us Discuss
to cut it into 2 equal halves.
1 0 8
Maths Mela | Class 3
1. 
2. 
Tick 
This is a whole p a r a t h a.
Draw a line to show one-half of the whole.
the p a r a t h a that has been cut equally.
Circle the shapes where half of the whole is shaded.
Half
When 1 whole is shared
equally between 2 people, each 
share is called a half!
Half
How many halves make
one whole? Check with 
some halves.
Let us Do
3. Shabnam has eaten some chikki from 3 sides.  Tick        how much 
chikki is left?
Draw lines to show different ways of making a half.
1 0 9
Fair Share
6. 
5. 
Show by colouring half a c h i k k i that has been eaten
from 2 sides.
Complete the whole picture by drawing the other half.
4. 
A n s :
110
Maths Mela | Class 3
Teacher’s Note: Get students to show halves with paper folding in
different ways. Please refer to the fraction as one half and not as 1
out of 2.
Here are some mangoes. Share them
equally between the two children.
Take a rectangular sheet of paper and
fold it in half. Find all the different ways
to make a half.
Take a square piece of paper and fold 
it in half. Find all the different ways to 
make a half.
There was an old man with two sons Amit and Bala. He
gave a mango tree, a solar lamp and a woollen blanket to
them. He asked them to share these things among
themselves. Amit was a cunning man. He told his brother
‘Let us share the objects equally. I will keep the fruits, you
keep the tree. I will keep the lamp during the night, you can
keep it during the day. I will keep the blanket for half the
year during winter. You can keep it for half the year during
summer.’ Bala agreed.
Is this a fair way of sharing? Is there 
another way to share it fairly? 
Let us Do
Let us Explore
Let us Discuss
Page 5


Do you want 
chocolates?
It is not fair! You gave 
me a bigger part !
yes,
Please.
Did I?
These are not 
equal
You have to 
share your 
with me.
I will show you how 
to do it equally.
We will divide the
p a r a t h a equally.
p a r a t h a 
1. 
2. 
How do you share objects 
equally? by folding them
symmetrically
Why is Shabnam folding the 
p a r a t h a over itself ? 
Shabnam and Mukta are enjoying their lunch break.
How do you think they are going to share the chocolate
and the p a r a t h a equally?
Think about a strategy that you can use to check whether
two pieces are equal or not.
Fair Share
8
Let us Discuss
to cut it into 2 equal halves.
1 0 8
Maths Mela | Class 3
1. 
2. 
Tick 
This is a whole p a r a t h a.
Draw a line to show one-half of the whole.
the p a r a t h a that has been cut equally.
Circle the shapes where half of the whole is shaded.
Half
When 1 whole is shared
equally between 2 people, each 
share is called a half!
Half
How many halves make
one whole? Check with 
some halves.
Let us Do
3. Shabnam has eaten some chikki from 3 sides.  Tick        how much 
chikki is left?
Draw lines to show different ways of making a half.
1 0 9
Fair Share
6. 
5. 
Show by colouring half a c h i k k i that has been eaten
from 2 sides.
Complete the whole picture by drawing the other half.
4. 
A n s :
110
Maths Mela | Class 3
Teacher’s Note: Get students to show halves with paper folding in
different ways. Please refer to the fraction as one half and not as 1
out of 2.
Here are some mangoes. Share them
equally between the two children.
Take a rectangular sheet of paper and
fold it in half. Find all the different ways
to make a half.
Take a square piece of paper and fold 
it in half. Find all the different ways to 
make a half.
There was an old man with two sons Amit and Bala. He
gave a mango tree, a solar lamp and a woollen blanket to
them. He asked them to share these things among
themselves. Amit was a cunning man. He told his brother
‘Let us share the objects equally. I will keep the fruits, you
keep the tree. I will keep the lamp during the night, you can
keep it during the day. I will keep the blanket for half the
year during winter. You can keep it for half the year during
summer.’ Bala agreed.
Is this a fair way of sharing? Is there 
another way to share it fairly? 
Let us Do
Let us Explore
Let us Discuss
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Fair Share
Half and double
I got 12 marbles
this time.
In this round 
I got 4 marbles.
I got 8 
marbles.
In this round 
I got 6 marbles.
In this
round I got 10 
marbles.
In this round 
I got 7 marbles.
I got only 5 
marbles.
I got 13
marbles.
3 is half of 6. 6 is double of 3.
Fill in the following blanks using double or half.
0 2 3 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 4 5 6 
I have half the
number of marbles 
that you have.
I have double the
number of marbles 
that you have.
half
double
double
half
half
double
Double of 7 = 14
13 is one step back from 14.
Half of 14 = 7
5 is two steps back from 7.