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title: "Five Pears in Each Basket"
description: "Math story: Papa Rooster picks 15 pears. Mama Hen and the chick share them fairly among 3 baskets. How many pears go into each basket?"
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# Five Pears in Each Basket

Math story 43 · Division · Grades 2–3 · 0:35

## Read the story

It's busy under the pear tree.

Papa Rooster picks 15 pears.

Mama Hen and the chick share them fairly among 3 baskets.

**How many pears go into each basket?**

## Answer and working

Each basket gets 5 pears! Because 15 divided by 3 is 5.

`15 ÷ 3 = 5`