Number Recognition Worksheet: Find the Number 9 ... - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

First, look at the top part: “Count the dots.”

There are two rows of circles with gray dots inside.

Top row: 5 circles → all have dots → that’s 5 dots.
Bottom row: 4 circles have dots, and 1 is empty → that’s 4 dots.

So total dots = 5 + 4 = 9

That means we’re looking for the number nine.

Now, go to the big grid of circles with numbers inside.

We need to find every circle that has the number 9 in it — and color those circles.

Let’s go row by row:

Row 1:
9 → YES
3 → no
4 → no
0 → no
8 → no
9 → YES

→ So first row: positions 1 and 6 are 9s.

Row 2:
6 → no
9 → YES
2 → no
5 → no
7 → no
9 → YES

→ Second row: positions 2 and 6 are 9s.

Row 3:
1 → no
8 → no
9 → YES
3 → no
9 → YES
5 → no

→ Third row: positions 3 and 5 are 9s.

Row 4:
3 → no
0 → no
8 → no
9 → YES
0 → no
9 → YES

→ Fourth row: positions 4 and 6 are 9s.

Row 5:
7 → no
2 → no
9 → YES
5 → no
9 → YES
0 → no

→ Fifth row: positions 3 and 5 are 9s.

Now let’s count how many 9s we found:

Row 1: 2
Row 2: 2
Row 3: 2
Row 4: 2
Row 5: 2

Total = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10

Wait — let me double-check by listing them:

Positions (row, column):

(1,1), (1,6)
(2,2), (2,6)
(3,3), (3,5)
(4,4), (4,6)
(5,3), (5,5)

That’s 10 circles with the number 9.

✔ Confirmed.

Final Answer:
You should color 10 circles — each one that contains the number 9.