Following the assessment of identifying and writing numerals, Pat was asked to solve
1-digit number problems. The interviewer presented a contextual problem: If you have 5
counters and you get 6 more, how many do you have altogether? Pat answered “eleven”
very quickly. However when asked how she worked it out, she could not give any
explanation. Also, when the interviewer asked a similar question: If you have seven
counters and you get eight more, how many are there altogether; she again could not
explain her answer, even though she answered the question correctly and quickly.