NCERT Solutions for Class 4th Maths Chapter 5 Ding Dong Bell!! — Let Us Do
Book page 68–69 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
How much dhokla would each person get if it was shared equally among 6 people? Try also with 8 people. Who will get the bigger pieces of dhokla? Draw and explain.
Answer
Among 6 people each gets 1/6. Among 8 people each gets 1/8. The 6 people get the bigger pieces.
6 people → 1/6 each
8 people → 1/8 each
The same dhokla cut into 6 equal pieces and into 8 equal pieces. One share is coloured in each.
6 people → 6 equal pieces → each piece = 1/6
8 people → 8 equal pieces → each piece = 1/8 1/6 is bigger than 1/8
Why it happens: The dhokla is the same size both times. Making 8 cuts of the same dhokla gives thinner pieces than making 6, so each of the 8 people gets less.
Check it yourself: Cut two paper circles of the same size. Fold one into 6 equal slices and the other into 8. Put one slice from each side by side.
Q2.
Shade a portion of the dhokla to represent the fraction Sumedha would get when the dhokla is shared equally among the given number of people. Discuss why the fractions get smaller.
Answer
Colour one slice in each circle. The share is 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/8 and 1/9.
The dhokla cut for 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 people. Sumedha’s share has to be coloured in each one.
People
Sumedha’s share
In words
2
1/2
Half
3
1/3
One-third
4
1/4
One-fourth
5
1/5
One-fifth
8
1/8
One-eighth
9
1/9
One-ninth
The completed picture with one slice coloured in each dhokla.
Why it happens: The fractions get smaller because the dhokla does not grow. More people means more cuts, and more cuts make every slice thinner.