Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 72 plus 47 (72 + 47) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 7 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (2 + 7 = 9) like this:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| 9 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (7 + 4 = 11) like this:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 9 |
And that is how you solve 72 plus 47 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
72 + 47 = 119
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