Yuki has recently emigrated from China to the United States. Because she was taught the traditional method of counting in her culture, when she is shown 31 items and asked how many there are, she would likely respond,
A) "3 plus 1."
B) "30 plus 1."
C) "3-10-1."
D) "10-10-3."

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Yuki was likely taught to count by multiples of 10 in her traditional method, so she would count 30 first, then add 1 for a total of 31. In her culture, it is common to say the tens place first, then the ones place, which would translate to "3-10-1."

Yuki Has Recently Emigrated from China to the United States