Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 74 plus 71 (74 + 71) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 7 | 4 | |||||||
| + | 7 | 1 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (4 + 1 = 5) like this:
| 7 | 4 | |||||||
| + | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (7 + 7 = 14) like this:
| 7 | 4 | |||||||
| + | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 |
And that is how you solve 74 plus 71 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
74 + 71 = 145
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