Vertical addition, step by step
Written arithmetic changes shape when it goes vertical.
The question
44 + 2
44 2 46
- 44 + 2, written in columns. Start at the RIGHT, with the ones.
- 4 plus 2 makes 6. Write 6 in the ones.
- 4 plus 0 makes 4. Write 4 in the tens.
- That is the whole sum: 44 + 2 = 46.
How it works.
- 01
44 + 2, written in columns. Start at the RIGHT, with the ones.
- 02
4 plus 2 makes 6. Write 6 in the ones.
- 03
4 plus 0 makes 4. Write 4 in the tens.
- 04
That is the whole sum: 44 + 2 = 46.