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title: "Pancakes for Two"
description: "Math story: There are 8 pancakes on the plate. Papa and the chick share them fairly. Each gets the same number. How many pancakes does the chick get?"
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# Pancakes for Two

Math story 6 · Division · Grade 2 · 0:37

## Read the story

Papa Rooster is making pancakes.

There are 8 pancakes on the plate.

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

**How many pancakes does the chick get?**

## Answer and working

The chick gets 4 pancakes! Because 4 plus 4 is 8. Half of 8 is 4.

`8 ÷ 2 = 4`