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title: "Hungry for Muffins"
description: "Math story: There are 16 muffins on the tray. Papa Rooster and the chick eat 8 muffins. How many muffins are still on the tray?"
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duration: "PT34S"
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# Hungry for Muffins

Math story 15 · Subtraction · Grade 1 · 0:34

## Read the story

Today Mama Hen bakes lots of muffins.

There are 16 muffins on the tray.

Papa Rooster and the chick eat 8 muffins.

**How many muffins are still on the tray?**

## Answer and working

There are 8 muffins left! Because 16 minus 8 is 8.

`16 − 8 = 8`