Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers

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What is addition?

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Addition is the process of finding the total or sum by combining two or more numbers.

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What is subtraction?

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Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers by taking one number away from another.

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What is the sum of 354 and 29?

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383

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What is the difference when you subtract 68 from 809?

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741

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What do you get when you add 821 and 4,543?

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5,364

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What is the result of adding 628,281 and 52,261?

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680,542

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What is 500 minus 27?

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473

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What is a whole number?

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A whole number is a number without fractions or decimals; it can be zero or any positive number.

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What does it mean to regroup in addition?

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Regrouping in addition means to carry over a value to the next column when the sum exceeds 9.

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What does it mean to borrow in subtraction?

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Borrowing in subtraction means to take 1 from the next higher place value when the top number is smaller than the bottom number.