How to add

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To add we count up. Start at and count up .

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Which of the equations is TRUE?

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The “” sign means equal to. is equal to .

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When adding any number by the only number that will change in your answer is the tens place.

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Find the sum.

135

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153

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Line up all numbers vertically. Add up the ones column first:

Carry the “10” in 15. Now add the tens place:

The sum is 135.

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Line up the numbers so the ones and tens places are aligned.

, carry the

Answer:

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Find the sum.

125

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126

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135

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152

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To find the sum, you need to add. Line up all numbers vertically. Add up the ones column first:

Carry the “10” in 15. Now add the tens place:

The sum is 125.

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Meredith decides to go on a shopping spree. She buys a \$108 pair of boots, a \$15 pair of gloves, a \$65 purse, and a \$44 pair of jeans. How much money did Meredith spend in all?

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\$199

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\$225

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Since Meredith is spending money over time, we need to add all four values together to find out how much she spent in all!

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Find the sum.

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The correct answer is 841. We start in the ones column on the far right and add 6 and 5. This is 11 so we have to carry the tens digit (1) to the next column and being the ones digit (also a 1) down. Adding the tens column we get

so once again we carry the 1 and bring the 4 down. Next we add the hundreds column which

which we bring down. Thus the final answer is 841.

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Which sequence below follows the rule of adding

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The only sequence from above that adds each time is

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Zack ate pieces of chocolate at lunch and pieces of chocolate after dinner. How many pieces did he eat?

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of chocolate Zack ate all together. We can add or