Addition and Subtraction Adventure!

Short Addition Method

This method is most commonly used in the United States and most parents learned to add this way. This method is performed from right to left adding one place value at a time, re-grouping each place values sum to the next largest place value on the left.

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1. Add the ones column, re-group to the tens column if necessary.
2. Add the tens column, re-group to the hundreds column if necessary.
3. Add the hundreds column.

Example: Solve 465 + 275 using the short method

Short Method Practice Sets and Answers (with steps shown) Printable Practice Sets Answers Set 1 Set 1 Set 2 Set 2 Set 3 Set 3 Set 4 Set 4 Set 5 Set 5   Column Addition Opposite Change Rule