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Skip Counting

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Biscuit Decorations

Stage: 1 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Perhaps you could sketch the biscuits?
The second biscuit has icing on it. Which other biscuits have icing on?
Which biscuits have a cherry on them as well as the third one?
What about the biscuits with a chocolate button on them? Which ones are they?
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