Year 6 Arithmetic: Solve 555,805 + 278,537

Question

555,805 + 278,537 =

Accepted Answer

834342

Answer

Step 1: Align the numbers by their place values (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands):
    555,805
  + 278,537 Step 2: Add from right to left:
    - Ones place: 5 + 7 = 12, write down 2, carry over 1
    - Tens place: 0 + 3 + 1 = 4, write down 4
    - Hundreds place: 8 + 5 = 13, write down 3, carry over 1
    - Thousands place: 5 + 8 + 1 = 14, write down 4, carry over 1
    - Ten-thousands place: 5 + 7 + 1 = 13, write down 3, carry over 1
    - Hundred-thousands place: 5 + 2 + 1 = 8, write down 8 Step 3: Combine the digits to get the final result: 834,342