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ADDITION STORIES
Example 3: 1462 soldiers were attending a camp. 1231 more joined
them. How many soldiers are there in the camp now?
Solution: Th H T O
Number of soldiers in the camp 1 4 6 2
Number of soldiers who join them + 1 2 3 1
Sum = 2 6 9 3
2693 soldiers are attending the camp now.
Example 4: A vendor sold 2075 items on Monday and 4296 items
on Tuesday. How many items did it sell in two days
taken together?
Solution: Th H T O
1 1
Items sold on Monday 2 0 7 5
Items sold on Tuesday + 4 2 9 6
Sum = 6 3 7 1
The total number of items sold in two days is 6371.
Example 5: In an election between two candidates, Mr. Sharma got
2075 votes, and Mr. Verma got 3562 votes. 1209 voters
did not turn up. How many voters were there?
Solution: Th H T O
1 1
Voters who voted for Mr. Sharma 2 0 7 5
Voters who voted for Mr. Verma + 3 5 6 2
Voters who did not turn up. 1 2 0 9
Sum = 6 8 4 6
The number of voters was 6846.
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