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title: "Even More Balloons"
description: "Math story: Today is a big birthday party! Papa Rooster blows up 8 balloons. Mama Hen blows up just as many. How many balloons are there altogether?"
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# Even More Balloons

Math story 28 · Addition · Grade 1 · 0:35

## Read the story

Today is a big birthday party!

Papa Rooster blows up 8 balloons.

Mama Hen blows up just as many.

**How many balloons are there altogether?**

## Answer and working

There are 16 balloons! Because 8 plus 8 is 16. Double 8 is 16.

`8 + 8 = 16`