Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 23 plus 16 (23 + 16) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 2 | 3 | |||||||
| + | 1 | 6 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (3 + 6 = 9) like this:
| 2 | 3 | |||||||
| + | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 9 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (2 + 1 = 3) like this:
| 2 | 3 | |||||||
| + | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | 9 |
And that is how you solve 23 plus 16 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
23 + 16 = 39
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