brain naturally identifies each visible orange shape as an individual object and counts each one separately.
But Are They Actually Eight Oranges?
This is where the wording becomes important.
Look carefully at every piece. None of the oranges shown is complete. Each one has been sliced in half, exposing the juicy interior of the fruit.
So, technically, what you are looking at is not eight complete oranges. You are looking at eight orange halves.
If two halves make one complete orange, then eight halves represent:
8 ÷ 2 = 4 whole oranges
