Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 56 plus 40 (56 + 40) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 5 | 6 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 0 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (6 + 0 = 6) like this:
| 5 | 6 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (5 + 4 = 9) like this:
| 5 | 6 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | 6 |
And that is how you solve 56 plus 40 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
56 + 40 = 96
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