Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 31 plus 17 (31 + 17) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 3 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 1 | 7 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (1 + 7 = 8) like this:
| 3 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 8 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (3 + 1 = 4) like this:
| 3 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | 8 |
And that is how you solve 31 plus 17 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
31 + 17 = 48
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