Let’s solve this step by step using the map and compass.
We have a 3x3 grid of boxes. Let’s label them for clarity:
Top row (North):
[1] Trees | [2] Houses | [3] Truck
Middle row:
[4] Gas Pump | [5] Church | [6] Coffee Cup
Bottom row (South):
[7] Flowers | [8] Hotel | [9] Airplane
Compass directions:
- North = up
- South = down
- East = right
- West = left
Now let’s go through each instruction one at a time.
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1. Color the box NORTH of the gas pump GREEN.
Gas pump is in box [4].
North of it is box [1] (trees).
→ So, color box [1] GREEN.
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2. Color the box WEST of the coffee cup PURPLE.
Coffee cup is in box [6].
West of it is box [5] (church).
→ So, color box [5] PURPLE.
Wait — that can’t be right. Let me double-check.
Actually, “west” means to the LEFT.
Box [6] is middle-right. Left of it is box [5] — yes, church.
But wait — look again at the instructions. It says “WEST of the coffee cup”.
Yes, so box [5] is west of box [6].
→ Color box [5] PURPLE.
BUT — hold on! We just colored box [5] purple? But earlier we thought maybe something else… No, let’s keep going carefully.
Actually, I think I made a mistake here. Let me re-read.
Instruction 2: “Color the box WEST of the ☕ PURPLE.”
☕ is coffee cup → box [6].
West of box [6] is box [5] → church.
So yes, box [5] should be PURPLE.
But wait — instruction 4 says: “Color the box EAST of the 🏠 PINK.” That might conflict later? Let’s not jump ahead.
Let’s continue.
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3. Color the box SOUTH of the church ORANGE.
Church is in box [5].
South of it is box [8] (hotel).
→ So, color box [8] ORANGE.
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4. Color the box EAST of the houses PINK.
Houses are in box [2].
East of it is box [3] (truck).
→ So, color box [3] PINK.
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5. Color the box WEST of the truck BROWN.
Truck is in box [3].
West of it is box [2] (houses).
→ So, color box [2] BROWN.
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6. Color the box SOUTH of the gas pump RED.
Gas pump is in box [4].
South of it is box [7] (flowers).
→ So, color box [7] RED.
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Now let’s list what we’ve assigned:
- Box [1] (trees) → GREEN (from #1)
- Box [2] (houses) → BROWN (from #5)
- Box [3] (truck) → PINK (from #4)
- Box [4] (gas pump) → no color assigned directly? Wait — none of the instructions say to color the gas pump itself. Only boxes relative to it.
- Box [5] (church) → PURPLE (from #2)
- Box [6] (coffee cup) → no color assigned
- Box [7] (flowers) → RED (from #6)
- Box [8] (hotel) → ORANGE (from #3)
- Box [9] (airplane) → no color assigned
Wait — did we miss anything?
Let’s check each instruction again:
1. North of gas pump → box [1] → GREEN
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2. West of coffee cup → box [5] → PURPLE
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3. South of church → box [8] → ORANGE
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4. East of houses → box [3] → PINK
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5. West of truck → box [2] → BROWN
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6. South of gas pump → box [7] → RED
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All six instructions are satisfied.
No conflicts — each box got only one color assignment.
Final coloring:
- Top-left (trees): GREEN
- Top-middle (houses): BROWN
- Top-right (truck): PINK
- Middle-left (gas pump): uncolored
- Middle-center (church): PURPLE
- Middle-right (coffee cup): uncolored
- Bottom-left (flowers): RED
- Bottom-middle (hotel): ORANGE
- Bottom-right (airplane): uncolored
This matches all instructions.
Final Answer:
The boxes should be colored as follows:
- The box with trees (top-left) → GREEN
- The box with houses (top-middle) → BROWN
- The box with truck (top-right) → PINK
- The box with church (middle-center) → PURPLE
- The box with flowers (bottom-left) → RED
- The box with hotel (bottom-middle) → ORANGE
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of following maps worksheet.
