1st Grade Math Question of the Day

1. $6 + 3 = 9$ (correct answer)
2. $6 + 2 = 8$
3. $9 - 3 = 6$
4. $6 - 3 = 3$

Explanation: When you see a number line problem with hops, think of it like a frog jumping. The starting point tells you the first number, and each hop moving to the right means you're adding. Hops moving to the left mean you're subtracting. To find the equation, count where you start, count the hops, and see where you land. In this picture, the frog starts at 6 and takes 3 hops to the right, landing on 9. That matches the equation $6 + 3 = 9$, which is choice A. Choice B, $6 + 2 = 8$, would only be right if there were 2 hops instead of 3 — always count the hops carefully. Choice C, $9 - 3 = 6$, gets the numbers involved correct but reverses the action; this would show a frog starting at 9 and hopping left 3 times to land on 6, not starting at 6 and moving right. Choice D, $6 - 3 = 3$, would show hops going left from 6, ending at 3 — but the picture shows the frog moving forward (right), not backward. A helpful tip: right hops = plus, left hops = minus. Always check three things on a number line question: where you start, which direction the arrows point, and where you end up. The starting number goes first in the equation, and the landing number goes after the equals sign.