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# Sharing Cookies Fairly

Math story 40 · Division · Grades 2–3 · 0:35

## Read the story

There are 3 plates on the table.

There are 9 cookies in the cookie jar.

Papa Rooster shares the cookies fairly among the 3 plates.

**How many cookies go on each plate?**

## Answer and working

Each plate gets 3 cookies! Because 9 divided by 3 is 3.

`9 ÷ 3 = 3`