Question

How many cashew nuts are there in all?

• A. $10$
• B. $12$
• C. $11$
• D. $13$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $12$

$\bullet$ How many cashew nuts are there in the first group?
Ans: $8$

$\bullet$ How many cashew nuts are there in the second group?
Ans: $4$

$\bullet$ Do we add or subtract to find how many cashew nuts are there in all?
Ans: Add

$\bullet$ How many cashew nuts are there in all? Look at the picture and count the total.
Ans: There are $8+4=12$ cashew nuts in all.

Hence, Option C is the correct answer.



What made you think this is an addition problem?
A: The keyword “in all”.