Line them up first
Neat columns, easy sums.
Ones sit under ones. Tens sit under tens. A crooked column gives a wrong answer.
↳ Align before you add.
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Neat columns, easy sums.
Ones sit under ones. Tens sit under tens. A crooked column gives a wrong answer.
↳ Align before you add.
Three easy steps.
↳ 8 + 5 = 13, so write 3 and carry 1.
A tank that filled up.
The lorry had 28 litres. The driver added 75 litres. The tank now holds 103 litres.
↳ 28 + 75 = 103
Start on the right again.
Line up the digits by place value. Then take away the ones first, and move left.
↳ Ones first, always.
Three steps to borrow.
↳ In 65 - 18, the 5 becomes 15.
How far is left to sail?
The route is 2,700 km. The ship has sailed 1,083 km. It still has 1,617 km to go.
↳ 2,700 - 1,083 = 1,617
Nazrana plans a road trip across India. We add fuel amounts, road distances and travel money by lining up digits and regrouping ten for one.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
A ship sails from Mumbai to Chennai and a climber measures peaks. We subtract large numbers, borrow across zeros, and check by adding back.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
Swap numbers to make two totals match, spot the pattern in runs of numbers, jump to 99 to reach 100, and sort numbers into odd and even.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
66 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
A scooter tank holds 6 litres. The rider fills 8 litres more into a bigger tank of the same bike. What is 6 + 8?
Beginner14
6 and 8 make 14.
Which column do you add first in a column sum?
BeginnerThe ones
Adding starts at the ones, on the right.
28 + 75 = ____
Beginner103
8 and 5 give 13, so write 3 and carry 1. Then 2 + 7 + 1 = 10 tens.
Ten tens are traded for how much?
BeginnerOne hundred
Ten tens make one hundred.
36 flashcards in this kit — the app reviews them with spaced repetition so the right card returns on the right day.
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