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Adding is used to find the total number of two or more quantities. The total is called the sum, or the number that results from the addition. You use addition to find the total distance that you travel if the first distance is 1,240 miles and the second distance is 530 miles. The two numbers to be added, 1,240 and 530, are called the addends. The total distance, 1,770 miles, is the sum
Add 4321 and 3252 Add 2521 and 6676
ADDITION OF NUMBER LINE
In the use of number line, a positive (+) move is to the right and a negative (-) move is to the left.
EXAMPLE1:
Solve the following on the number line.
- 2 + 3 -3 + 5
Solution: 2 + 3 simply means starting from 2 and move 3 steps to right, the number where it stops is the answer.
Therefore, 2 + 3 = 5
- -3 + 5 simply means starting from -3 and move 5 steps to right, the number where it stops is the answer.
Therefore, -3 + 5 = 2
Quiz
- The population of citizens living in North London is 6 3 6 9 and East London is 7 6 9 3. How many citizens altogether live in the North and East London?
- What is the sum of 67453 and the addition of 6176 and 7832
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