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title: "A Mountain of Pancakes"
description: "Math story: There are 12 pancakes on the plate. Papa and the chick share them fairly. Each gets the same number. How many pancakes does each one get?"
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# A Mountain of Pancakes

Math story 31 · Division · Grade 2 · 0:40

## Read the story

Papa Rooster makes a big pile of pancakes.

There are 12 pancakes on the plate.

Papa and the chick share them fairly. Each gets the same number.

**How many pancakes does each one get?**

## Answer and working

Each one gets 6 pancakes! Because 6 plus 6 is 12. Half of 12 is 6.

`12 ÷ 2 = 6`