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title: "Who Has More Flowers"
description: "Math story: Papa Rooster picks 12 flowers. The chick picks 8 flowers. How many more flowers does Papa Rooster have than the chick?"
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# Who Has More Flowers

Math story 24 · Subtraction · Grade 1 · 0:33

## Read the story

Today everyone picks flowers for the table.

Papa Rooster picks 12 flowers.

The chick picks 8 flowers.

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

## Answer and working

Papa Rooster has 4 more flowers! Because 12 minus 8 is 4.

`12 − 8 = 4`