Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 72 plus 40 (72 + 40) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 0 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (2 + 0 = 2) like this:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (7 + 4 = 11) like this:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
And that is how you solve 72 plus 40 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
72 + 40 = 112
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