ADDING THREE DIGIT NUMBERS-3a Example: 123 Simply the problem: / or: 123 3 + 999 thousands hundreds tens ones / 999 9 --- --------- -------- ---- ---- / --- -- 1122 1 2 3 / 2 12 9 9 9 / ---- ---- --- / 1 1 10 11 12 / 123 2 --- / 999 9 note: 12 ones =1 ten & 2 ones 1 2 / ---- -- ---- / 22 12 so we now have 10 12 2 / ---- / 1 1 but 12 tens = 1 hundred + 2 tens / 123 1 1 2 2 / 999 9 ___ / ---- -- so the total is 11 2 2 1122 11 END