Addition
Addition is ...
... bringing two or more numbers (or things) together to make a new total.| Here 1 ball is added to 1 ball to make 2 balls: |
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| Using Numbers it is: | 1 + 1 = 2 | |
| And in words it is: | "One plus one equals two" |
Example: If you add 2 and 3 you get 5. You would write it like this:
2 + 3 = 5
Try It
Write this down, with the answer, using numbers: |
You should get: 4 + 3 = 7
Have a Play
Drag the numbers to the two blue boxes see how addition works:Swapping Places
Swapping the position of the numbers you are adding still gets the same result!| 3 + 2 = 5 |  |
| ... also ... | |
| 2 + 3 = 5 |  |
More Examples:
5 + 1 = 1 + 5 = 6
7 + 11 = 11 + 7 = 18
4 + 100 = 100 + 4 = 104
