Artsy Adding

ARTSY ADDING

Written by: Liliana D.

Okay, today we are going to learn adding in an artsy way. So, first let's try a 2- digit number adding.

I know the answer! It is 110!

CORRECT! Now you still need to know how that dog got the answer 110!

Well, the reason is because you saw how they were stacked up on top of each other well that's because we need to add the numbers in the one place first. Then add the numbers in the ten places to get your answer. In this case 110!

Well lets' try another!

Well, little doggie I can read your mind and that answer is...... CORRECT!

Well I am pretty sure it's.... oh! It's 113!

Well now that you get the main idea of adding 2-digit numbers were going try to add 3-digit numbers like the one you see on the canvas.

YES! Hedwig the answer is 490!

It's definatley 490!

Now let's try another 3-digit number problem.

Wait! Remember to add the numbers in the ones place first. Then the numbers in the tens place.

Now I am sure you are wondering why the artsy adding problem on the last page you read had the number 1 on top of the numbers. Well, it's called carrying.

For example in the artsy adding problem below you have to carry-over.

125
+ 218

C
A
R
R
Y
I
N
G

343

WHY DO WE CARRY?

See how I put the number 1 on the bottom and carried the other 1 from the 11 to the top...

Now you are probably wondering why there is the number one on the canvas. Well, it's because 5 + 6 is 11 and that is too big of a number. So you have to keep one number in its place, and you have to carry the other number on top.

435
+266