Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 16 plus 20 (16 + 20) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 1 | 6 | |||||||
| + | 2 | 0 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (6 + 0 = 6) like this:
| 1 | 6 | |||||||
| + | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (1 + 2 = 3) like this:
| 1 | 6 | |||||||
| + | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 6 |
And that is how you solve 16 plus 20 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
16 + 20 = 36
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