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Adding Numbers

      

When adding numbers 
 ALWAYS  
line up place value columns.
hundreds        tens        ones

                       243 + 436=

hundreds

tens

ones

2 4 3

4

3

6

            

Then add each column 
starting with the
              ones
 
  then....tens
          then....hundreds

  2 4 3
+4 3 6
  6 7 9

                          484 + 313 =

                          4 8 4  add ones   4 + 3 = 7   
                     3  3  
add tens 8 + 1 = 9
     
                      7 9 7  
add hundreds 4 + 3 = 7                                  

                            484 + 313 = 797

         More Examples: 

       3 7 2                               8 3 6                         6 2 4
    + 5 2 4                            + 1 1 2                     + 2 3 5

       8 9 6                               9 4 8                         8 5 9

                      

         
      
REMEMBER:

         Add each column 
         starting with the
                   ones
 
         then....tens
         then....hundreds.

 Click on the pencil for practice. 

 
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