Addition with tens and ones
You learn to add tens and ones: first the tens, then the ones.
How to work it out
- Split the second number into tens and ones.
- Add the tens first.
- Then add the ones.
56 + 28
- Partition 28 into 20 and 8.
- Add the tens: 56 + 20 = 76.
- Add the ones: 76 + 8 = 84.
More examples
45 + 27
- Partition 27 into 20 and 7.
- Add the tens: 45 + 20 = 65.
- Add the ones: 65 + 7 = 72.
36 + 47
- Partition 47 into 40 and 7.
- Add the tens: 36 + 40 = 76.
- Add the ones: 76 + 7 = 83.