How can counting on help me add two-digit numbers?

Snoot and Fin work out how to add their money together to buy blobs.

How can I add two-digit numbers?

Adding two-digit numbers can be tricky.

One way to do it is by counting on.

This is easier if you count on in tens first and then count on in units.

40 + 35 = ?

Count on in tens. 30 is three tens. 40, 50, 60, 70

Now we need to count on in units. There are five units. 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75

So 40 + 35 = 75

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