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Addition is a basic mathematical operation that involves combining two or more quantities into a single total. It has been used for over 6,000 years and is one of the fundamental arithmetic skills. Key aspects of addition include addends, the equal sign, and the sum. Properties like commutativity and associativity allow numbers to be rearranged without changing the final sum. Understanding addition helps with efficiently working with numbers in many areas of life.

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Addition is a basic mathematical operation that involves combining two or more quantities into a single total. It has been used for over 6,000 years and is one of the fundamental arithmetic skills. Key aspects of addition include addends, the equal sign, and the sum. Properties like commutativity and associativity allow numbers to be rearranged without changing the final sum. Understanding addition helps with efficiently working with numbers in many areas of life.

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Addition

Addition is one of the oldest and the most basic arithmetic operation. It is known to
mathematician since more than 6000 years. The ‘counting’ was considered as an early form
of addition.
The first official evidence of addition is that it was used by Egyptians and Babylonians in
2000 BC. The symbols of addition and subtraction were invented in around 16 th century,
but before that, the equations were written in words, which makes it really time consuming
to solve the problems.
Addition Definition
Generally, addition is defined as combining two or more groups of objects into a single
group. Mathematically, addition can be defined as an arithmetic operation in which the sum
or total of two or more numbers is determined.
The addition symbol is a plus (+) and is inserted between numbers being added.
Performing addition is one of the simplest numerical tasks. Addition is an important skill in
all aspects of life including: at home, school and work.
Parts of Addition
There are 3 parts of addition, the addend, the equal sign, and the sum.
1. The Addend
In addition, the addends or the summands are numbers or terms being added
together. For example, 10 + 6 = 16, 10 and 6 are the addends of this equation.
2. The Equal Sign
The equal sign indicates that the two halves of the equation are equivalent. For
example, in the addition sentence, 10 + 6 = 16, the is equal is denoted with two
short horizontal strokes.
The Equal Sign
The sum in addition sentence is the totals of the addends. For example, in 10 + 6 =
16, the sum is 16.
Understanding the properties of addition is important because it guides you to work with
numbers more effectively.
Properties of Addition
 Addition is commutative
This property states that the positions of numbers in an equation does not affect the final
answer. For example, 4 + 5 is the same as 5 + 4. This property applies to addition of
numbers, no matter how large the group of numbers is.
 Associative Property
This property applies to complex equations that involve the use of brackets, braces and
parenthesis to separate group of numbers. In addition, we can move the brackets around
without affecting the ultimate answer. For example, (4 + 6) + 2 = 4 + (6 + 2).
 Identity Property
The identity property states that the sum of a number with zero is equivalent to the number
itself. For example, 5+ 0 = 5. The number zero is called identity number because it does
affect other numbers during the addition.
When a student is adding large groups of numbers, remind them that the number zero does
not affect other numbers in the equation.
 Inverse Operations
The inverse operation implies that the addition and subtraction are opposites. For instance,
two plus three minus three is equal to two. Adding and subtracting same numbers is similar
to cancelling out the numbers.
For this reason, you should look for numbers that cancels out when performing addition
and subtraction on large groups of numbers.

Practice Questions
1. 50711 + 77412=128 123
2. 62731 + 38128=100 859
3. 45172 + 78278 =123 450
4. 65172 + 65278 =130 450
5. There are 543556 students in grade 2, 54799 students in grade 3, 56890
students in grade 4 and 65543 students in grade 5 in the schools of a city.
Calculate the total number of students.
6. A farmer had $ 3001. He purchased a cow for $ 450 and two goats for $ 150
each. How much money is with him now?
7. A man had $ 459 999. He gave his two sons $ 458 each, $ 50 000 to his wife
and kept the rest. Calculate how much he was left with?
8. Which number should be added to the sum of 5633 and 4566 to give the
result of 88888.
9. The school library has 3000 books in Germany, 4556 books in French and
6899 books in English. How many books are in the library?
10. A school store has 600 bags of rice, 300 bags of beams and 60 bags of
grams. How many bags of grains and cereals are in the store?
11. There are 578884 men, 870069 women and 1788808 children in a city. Find
the total population of the city.

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