Solve the Addition Problem: 22 + 38

Because $2 + 8 = 10$, which has two digits! The ones place can only hold single digits (0-9). So you write the 0 in ones place and carry the 1 to the tens place.

You'll get the wrong answer! In this problem, forgetting the carried 1 would give you $50$ instead of $60$. Always remember: tens column = original tens + carried amount.

Always start from the rightmost column (ones place) and work left. This ensures you handle any carrying correctly. Left-to-right addition often leads to errors with regrouping.

Try these methods:

• Reverse addition: $38 + 22 = 60$
• Subtraction check: $60 - 22 = 38$ ✓
• Estimation: $20 + 40 = 60$ (close to our answer!)

Place value alignment ensures you're adding like with like - ones with ones, tens with tens. Without proper alignment, you might accidentally add a ones digit to a tens digit, giving completely wrong results!