Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 72 plus 85 (72 + 85) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 5 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (2 + 5 = 7) like this:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 7 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (7 + 8 = 15) like this:
| 7 | 2 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 7 |
And that is how you solve 72 plus 85 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
72 + 85 = 157
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