Adding Bigger Numbers Adding numbers with four digits is very similar to adding numbers with three digits. 1.
a) Th H T U 4 7 5 3
+ 2 1 4 6
b) Th H T U 6 4 2 1
+ 1 5 7 8
2. Complete the following in your copy. a) 1824 + 3155
c) Th H T U 8 3 6 2
+ 1 6 3 5
d) Th H T U 1 8 7 3
+ 7 1 2 5
e) Th H T U 2 7 2 4
+ 6 2 7 5
b) 2051 + 5427 Adding Bigger Numbers (with Regrouping)
On Friday night, 3894 people attended a concert; 4678 people attended the same concert on Saturday night. How many people attended altogether?
Step 1: Add the units column: 4 + 8 = 12. Regroup every 10 units to make 1 ten. So 12 makes 1 ten and 2 units. Write the 2 in the units column. Bring the 1 (10 units) to the tens column
Step 2: Add the tens column 9 (9 tens) + 7 (7 tens) + 1 (1 tens) = 17. Regroup every 10 tens to make 1 hundred. So 17 makes 1 hundred and 7 tens. Write the 7 in the tens column. Bring the 1 (1 hundred) to the hundreds column.
Step 3: Add the hundreds column. 8 (8 hundreds) + 2 (2 hundreds) + 1 (1 hundred) Regroup every 10 tens to make 1 thousand. So 11 makes 1 thousand and 1 hundred. Write the 1 in the hundreds column. Bring the 1 (1 thousand) to the thousands column.
Step 4: Add the thousands column.
3 (3 thousands) + 4 (4 thousands) + 1 (1 thousand) Write 8 in the thousands column. Answer: 8172 people attended the concert altogether.