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Column Addition and Subtraction

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Column Addition and Subtraction

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📊 Part 1: Column Addition and Subtraction Practice

1. Solve these addition sums using a method of your choice:

a) 34 + 45 = _____

b) 56 + 23 = _____

c) 42 + 37 = _____

d) 61 + 28 = _____

2. Solve these subtraction sums using a method of your choice:

a) 62 - 41 = _____

b) 90 - 30 = _____

c) 78 - 45 = _____

d) 96 - 24 = _____

🔍 Part 2: Spot the Mistakes

3. Look at these calculations. Circle the ones that have been set out correctly:

a)

52
+ 37
----
  89

b)

64
+ 5
---
645

c)

93
- 41
----
  52

d)

128
+ 46
----
 174

e)

85
-29
---
 56

f)

47
+186
----
 233

g)

76
- 8
---
 68

h)

39
+ 24
----
  53
4. Explain why digits must be lined up in columns when doing addition and subtraction:

💭 Part 3: Place Value Understanding

5. In the number 67, which digit goes in the units column and which goes in the tens column?

Units column: _____

Tens column: _____

6. When adding 43 + 26, what happens in each column?

Units column: _____ + _____ = _____

Tens column: _____ + _____ = _____

Final answer: _____

7. Create your own column addition problem using two 2-digit numbers and solve it:
8. Explain in one sentence why place value is important in column calculations:

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