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title: "Four Little Baskets"
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# Four Little Baskets

Math story 21 · Multiplication · Grades 2–3 · 0:35

## Read the story

The chick has 4 little baskets.

It puts 3 strawberries into each basket.

Mama Hen looks at the baskets.

**How many strawberries are there altogether?**

## Answer and working

There are 12 strawberries! Because 3 plus 3 plus 3 plus 3 is 12. That is 4 times 3.

`4 × 3 = 12`