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title: "Four Full Cartons"
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# Four Full Cartons

Math story 48 · Place value · Grade 2 · 0:36

## Read the story

The market is very busy today.

Mama Hen has 4 full cartons with 10 eggs each.

And the chick adds 6 single eggs.

**How many eggs are there altogether?**

## Answer and working

There are 46 eggs! Because 4 tens and 6 ones make 46. So 40 plus 6.

`40 + 6 = 46`