Math story 29 · Multiplication

Balloon Bunches

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Papa Rooster makes balloon bunches for the party.

He makes 3 bunches.

Each bunch has 4 balloons.

How many balloons are there altogether?

Answer and working

There are 12 balloons!

Because 4 plus 4 plus 4 is 12. That is 3 times 4.

3 × 4 = 12

Multiplication

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