Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 27 plus 21 (27 + 21) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 2 | 7 | |||||||
| + | 2 | 1 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (7 + 1 = 8) like this:
| 2 | 7 | |||||||
| + | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (2 + 2 = 4) like this:
| 2 | 7 | |||||||
| + | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | 8 |
And that is how you solve 27 plus 21 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
27 + 21 = 48
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