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title: "Pop Goes the Balloon"
description: "Math story: The chick is having a birthday party. Papa Rooster blows up 11 balloons. Pop, pop! 4 balloons burst. How many balloons are still whole?"
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# Pop Goes the Balloon

Math story 27 · Subtraction · Grade 1 · 0:34

## Read the story

The chick is having a birthday party.

Papa Rooster blows up 11 balloons.

Pop, pop! 4 balloons burst.

**How many balloons are still whole?**

## Answer and working

There are 7 balloons left! Because 11 minus 4 is 7.

`11 − 4 = 7`