In this activity, we will be adding three numbers by setting out an addition in columns.  It may be necessary to carry numbers.

Example

Find the total.

1,932 + 6,607 + 1,755 = ____

Answer

Set out the sum in columns.  Starting from the right in the ones column, add up the columns and carry if the sum comes to 10 or more.  Carrying figures are shown in orange below.

The answer is 10,294

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