I need to find all the letter "p"s in this grid by scanning left to right and top to bottom.
Let me work through this systematically, row by row:
Row 1: b a q d p a p q p p a b d q a a q
- Position 5: p ✓
- Position 7: p ✓
- Position 9: p ✓
- Position 10: p ✓
Row 2: d p d b d p b a a q d b d p a p q
- Position 2: p ✓
- Position 6: p ✓
- Position 14: p ✓
- Position 16: p ✓
Row 3: a a q d d p b d b a q d a d q p b
- Position 6: p ✓
- Position 16: p ✓
Row 4: d a q b d a q d p q a b d q p b d
- Position 9: p ✓
- Position 15: p ✓
Row 5: a a d p b p q b p a b a p q d b a
- Position 4: p ✓
- Position 6: p ✓
- Position 9: p ✓
- Position 13: p ✓
Row 6: p a q d p a q a d p p b a a d p b
- Position 1: p ✓
- Position 5: p ✓
- Position 10: p ✓
- Position 11: p ✓
- Position 16: p ✓
Row 7: d a p q d a a p q d b d b a p d a
- Position 3: p ✓
- Position 8: p ✓
- Position 15: p ✓
Row 8: d q a p b d a q b p d a p d p q a
- Position 4: p ✓
- Position 10: p ✓
- Position 13: p ✓
- Position 15: p ✓
Row 9: b d q p b d a d p p b a a d p b d
- Position 4: p ✓
- Position 9: p ✓
- Position 10: p ✓
- Position 15: p ✓
Row 10: a p q a a p d b d b a p q a d q p
- Position 2: p ✓
- Position 6: p ✓
- Position 12: p ✓
- Position 17: p ✓
Row 11: q d p a q b d a p d p q a b d a q
- Position 3: p ✓
- Position 9: p ✓
- Position 11: p ✓
Row 12: p b d q a d d b p q b a p a q b a
- Position 1: p ✓
- Position 9: p ✓
- Position 13: p ✓
Row 13: q p p q d b a p a q d p a q a d p
- Position 2: p ✓
- Position 3: p ✓
- Position 8: p ✓
- Position 12: p ✓
- Position 17: p ✓
Row 14: p b a a q d p b d a p a q p d p m
- Position 1: p ✓
- Position 7: p ✓
- Position 11: p ✓
- Position 14: p ✓
- Position 16: p ✓
Let me count all the p's I found:
Row 1: 4
Row 2: 4
Row 3: 2
Row 4: 2
Row 5: 4
Row 6: 5
Row 7: 3
Row 8: 4
Row 9: 4
Row 10: 4
Row 11: 3
Row 12: 3
Row 13: 5
Row 14: 5
Total: 4+4+2+2+4+5+3+4+4+4+3+3+5+5 = 52
Let me verify this count again more carefully...
Actually, let me recount by going through each row once more:
Row 1: b a q d
p a
p q
p p a b d q a a q → 4 p's
Row 2: d
p d b d
p b a a q d b d
p a
p q → 4 p's
Row 3: a a q d d
p b d b a q d a d q
p b → 2 p's
Row 4: d a q b d a q d
p q a b d q
p b d → 2 p's
Row 5: a a d
p b
p q b
p a b a
p q d b a → 4 p's
Row 6:
p a q d
p a q a d
p p b a a d
p b → 5 p's
Row 7: d a
p q d a a
p q d b d b a
p d a → 3 p's
Row 8: d q a
p b d a q b
p d a
p d
p q a → 4 p's
Row 9: b d q
p b d a d
p p b a a d
p b d → 4 p's
Row 10: a
p q a a
p d b d b a
p q a d q
p → 4 p's
Row 11: q d
p a q b d a
p d
p q a b d a q → 3 p's
Row 12:
p b d q a d d b
p q b a
p a q b a → 3 p's
Row 13: q
p p q d b a
p a q d
p a q a d
p → 5 p's
Row 14:
p b a a q d
p b d a
p a q
p d
p m → 5 p's
Total: 4+4+2+2+4+5+3+4+4+4+3+3+5+5 = 52
Final Answer: There are 52 letter "p"s in the grid.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of scanning worksheet.