According to the passage, what did small children do when they were asked to count a pile of red and blue pencils
A: a. They counted the number of pencils of each color.
B: b. They guessed at the total number of pencils.
C: c. They counted only the pencils of their favorite color.
D: d. They subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils.
A: a. They counted the number of pencils of each color.
B: b. They guessed at the total number of pencils.
C: c. They counted only the pencils of their favorite color.
D: d. They subtracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils.