Question

at the beach, some people looked for shells. finding seashells how many people are there in all? people

Explanation:

Step1: Count the number of Xs in each column

• Column 0: 8 Xs
• Column 1: 1 X
• Column 2: 7 Xs
• Column 3: 10 Xs
• Column 4: 5 Xs
• Column 5: 6 Xs

Step2: Sum up the number of Xs

$8 + 1+7 + 10+5 + 6$
$=9+7 + 10+5 + 6$
$=16+10+5 + 6$
$=26+5 + 6$
$=31+6$
$=37$

Answer:

37