Solve Addition Pattern: From 40+40=80 to 41+41

Question

40+40=80 40+40=80

Use the above equation to help solve the following problem:

41+41=? 41+41=\text{?}

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve 41+4141 + 41, notice that it can be related to 40+40=8040 + 40 = 80 by adding one to each of the constituent numbers 4040. This can be expressed as:

41+41=(40+1)+(40+1)41 + 41 = (40 + 1) + (40 + 1).

Breaking it down, we have:

  • 40+40=8040 + 40 = 80
  • Add 1+11 + 1 to this result, which is 22.

Thus, the total becomes:

80+2=8280 + 2 = 82.

Therefore, the sum of 41+4141 + 41 is 82\textbf{82}.

Answer

82 82