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In this activity, we will be adding numbers using partitioning into tens and ones.
In a two-digit number, the digit on the left represents the number of tens and the digit on the right represents the number of ones.
Let's look at 48 as an example.
48
48 has 4 tens and 8 ones.
When adding two two-digit numbers, we can partition them both into tens and ones to make the calculation easier.
To add the numbers 50 and 78, we partition them and add the ones, then the tens.
50 + 78
First we add the units 0 + 8 = 8
Then we add the tens, 50 + 70 = 120
Then we combine the two results to get 120 + 8 = 128
The total is 128
Now let's try another example together. This one has a three-digit number to consider.
Example
Add the numbers:
500 + 78
Answer
First, we add the units 0 + 8 = 8
Then we add the tens, 00 + 70 = 70
Then we add the hundreds, 500 + 000 = 500
Then we combine the three results to get 500 + 70 + 8 = 578
The answer is 578
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