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title: "Papa Takes Some Eggs"
description: "Math story: It is warm and cozy in the henhouse. There are 15 eggs in the nest. Papa Rooster takes 6 eggs to the kitchen. How many eggs are still in the nest?"
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# Papa Takes Some Eggs

Math story 11 · Subtraction · Grade 1 · 0:33

## Read the story

It is warm and cozy in the henhouse.

There are 15 eggs in the nest.

Papa Rooster takes 6 eggs to the kitchen.

**How many eggs are still in the nest?**

## Answer and working

There are 9 eggs left! Because 15 minus 6 is 9.

`15 − 6 = 9`