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title: "The Muffin Snack"
description: "Math story: There are 12 muffins on the tray. Yum! Papa Rooster and the chick eat 7 muffins. How many muffins are still on the tray?"
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duration: "PT33S"
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# The Muffin Snack

Math story 2 · Subtraction · Grade 1 · 0:33

## Read the story

Mama Hen has baked muffins.

There are 12 muffins on the tray.

Yum! Papa Rooster and the chick eat 7 muffins.

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

## Answer and working

There are 5 muffins left! Because 12 minus 7 is 5.

`12 − 7 = 5`