Question P3 Large numbers and operation order
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Calculate 3857 + 2416.
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Large numbers and operation order
Group digits by place value, then do brackets and multiplication or division before addition or subtraction.
In this one. A written algorithm keeps ones under ones and every other place aligned.
Two numbers to add with carrying, several numbers to put in order, or a sum mixing addition, multiplication and brackets, all point here.
Children forget to carry a ten into the next column, or compare digits from the left without first checking the numbers have the same number of digits.
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