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title: "Packing Eggs"
description: "Math story: Mama Hen has collected 30 eggs. She packs 10 eggs into each carton. The chick helps with packing. How many cartons does Mama Hen need?"
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# Packing Eggs

Math story 50 · Division · Grades 2–3 · 0:32

## Read the story

Mama Hen has collected 30 eggs.

She packs 10 eggs into each carton.

The chick helps with packing.

**How many cartons does Mama Hen need?**

## Answer and working

She needs 3 cartons! Because 30 divided by 10 is 3.

`30 ÷ 10 = 3`