Addition with tens and ones

You learn to add tens and ones: first the tens, then the ones.

How to work it out

  1. Split the second number into tens and ones.
  2. Add the tens first.
  3. Then add the ones.
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SplittingTens and ones apart

56 + 28

  1. Partition 28 into 20 and 8.
  2. Add the tens: 56 + 20 = 76.
  3. Add the ones: 76 + 8 = 84.
More examples

45 + 27

  1. Partition 27 into 20 and 7.
  2. Add the tens: 45 + 20 = 65.
  3. Add the ones: 65 + 7 = 72.

36 + 47

  1. Partition 47 into 40 and 7.
  2. Add the tens: 36 + 40 = 76.
  3. Add the ones: 76 + 7 = 83.