Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 51 plus 86 (51 + 86) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 5 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 6 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (1 + 6 = 7) like this:
| 5 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| 7 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (5 + 8 = 13) like this:
| 5 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 7 |
And that is how you solve 51 plus 86 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
51 + 86 = 137
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