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Grade 1 Math · Number & Base Ten

Add within 100 using place value

Use this for “What is 36 + 7? What is 36 + 20?”

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First number: 36 (3 tens, 6 ones)Number to add: 7 (7 ones)Total: 43 (4 tens, 3 ones)
Rods are tens, small cubes are ones.
This is an example. Type the numbers from your problem to start.
First number
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Number to add
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Total

Number sentences

36 + 7 = 43
43 − 7 = 36

Good to know

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Add a small number like 7, or tens like 20, to a number like 36.
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Add tens to tens and ones to ones. Make a ten when the ones reach 10.

Step-by-step

WE KNOW
First number: 36 Number to add: 7
FIND
total
Step 1 · Find total
36 + 7 = ?
Make the next ten. Then add the rest.
36 + 4 = 40
40 + 3 = 43
Total: 43
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
36 + 7 = 43 ✓
43 − 7 = 36 ✓
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