Here we will show you step-by-step how to calculate 81 plus 88 (81 + 88) using the Long Addition Method. We start by setting up our math problem as follows:
| 8 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 8 | ||||||
The next step is to add the ones digits together (1 + 8 = 9) like this:
| 8 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 9 |
Then in our final step, we add the tens digits together (8 + 8 = 16) like this:
| 8 | 1 | |||||||
| + | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 9 |
And that is how you solve 81 plus 88 using the Long Addition Method! The answer is displayed mathematically below:
81 + 88 = 169
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