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Common Core Kindergarten Math Question of the Day

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Thursday, September 3, 2026

Alex counts forward starting from $12$ . He says every number until he gets to $17$ . Then he counts $2$ more numbers. What number does Alex say last?

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Alex counts forward starting from $12$ . He says every number until he gets to $17$ . Then he counts $2$ more numbers. What number does Alex say last?

$17$
$18$
$19$ (correct answer)
$20$

Explanation: Alex counts from 12 to 17: (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), then counts 2 more numbers after 17: (18, 19). The last number he says is 19. Choice A (17) is where he stops the first part of counting. Choice B (18) represents counting only 1 more number after 17. Choice D (20) represents counting 3 more numbers after 17.