Question

Your friend collects $8$ pebbles. You have $6$ more pebbles than your friend. How many pebbles do you have?

• A. $14$
• B. $6$
• C. $20$
• D. $10$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $14$

Say: We need to find the number of pebbles you have.

Ask:
How many pebbles does your friend have?
Ans: $8$

How many more pebbles do you have than your friend?
Ans: $6$

How will we find the number of pebbles you have?
Ans: By adding $6$ to the number of pebbles my friend has.

What is the equation that will be framed?
Ans: $8+6$ = 14

So, how many pebbles do you have?
Ans: $14$

Hence, Option A is correct.

WB: If required, use the whiteboard to represent the number of pebbles your friend has, and the number of pebbles you have that are more than the number of pebbles your friend has as shown and write the addition equation.

Show how $10$ units are grouped together to form $1$ rod.

Probing Q: Is there another way to frame this equation?
Ans: $6+8=14$