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title: "Four Rounds of Pancakes"
description: "Math story: Papa Rooster is at the stove. He makes 4 rounds of pancakes. In each round he makes 3 pancakes. How many pancakes are there altogether?"
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# Four Rounds of Pancakes

Math story 33 · Multiplication · Grades 2–3 · 0:35

## Read the story

Papa Rooster is at the stove.

He makes 4 rounds of pancakes.

In each round he makes 3 pancakes.

**How many pancakes are there altogether?**

## Answer and working

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

`4 × 3 = 12`