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title: "The Pear Harvest"
description: "Math story: Papa Rooster picks 12 pears. Mama Hen and the chick share the pears fairly among 3 baskets. How many pears go into each basket?"
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# The Pear Harvest

Math story 9 · Division · Grades 2–3 · 0:34

## Read the story

There is a big pear tree in the garden.

Papa Rooster picks 12 pears.

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

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

## Answer and working

Each basket gets 4 pears! Because 12 divided by 3 is 4.

`12 ÷ 3 = 4`