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title: "Flowers for Mama"
description: "Math story: The chick picks 9 flowers. Papa Rooster picks 6 flowers. How many more flowers does the chick have than Papa Rooster?"
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# Flowers for Mama

Math story 4 · Subtraction · Grade 1 · 0:33

## Read the story

Papa Rooster and the chick are picking flowers for Mama Hen.

The chick picks 9 flowers.

Papa Rooster picks 6 flowers.

**How many more flowers does the chick have than Papa Rooster?**

## Answer and working

The chick has 3 more flowers! Because 9 minus 6 is 3.

`9 − 6 = 3`