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title: "The Egg Market"
description: "Math story: Each carton holds 10 eggs. She has 3 full cartons. And 4 more eggs are lying next to them. How many eggs are there altogether?"
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duration: "PT37S"
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# The Egg Market

Math story 10 · Place value · Grade 2 · 0:37

## Read the story

Mama Hen sells eggs at the market.

Each carton holds 10 eggs. She has 3 full cartons.

And 4 more eggs are lying next to them.

**How many eggs are there altogether?**

## Answer and working

There are 34 eggs! Because 3 tens and 4 ones make 34. So 30 plus 4.

`30 + 4 = 34`