Skill: Solve simple sharing stories

When you share equally, each group gets the same number.

Example: Share $12$ cookies equally among $3$ children.

1. Draw $3$ groups:

   $\boxed{\phantom{xxxx}} \quad \boxed{\phantom{xxxx}} \quad \boxed{\phantom{xxxx}}$

2. Give one cookie to each group at a time until all $12$ cookies are used.

   $\boxed{\bullet\ \bullet\ \bullet\ \bullet} \quad \boxed{\bullet\ \bullet\ \bullet\ \bullet} \quad \boxed{\bullet\ \bullet\ \bullet\ \bullet}$

3. Count the cookies in one group. Each group has $4$ cookies.

We can write:

$$4+4+4=12$$

So, $12$ cookies shared equally among $3$ children gives $4$ cookies for each child.