What is the correct sum of 236,824 + 132,397?
The correct sum of 236,824 and 132,397 is 369,221.
To find the sum of 236,824 and 132,397, you can follow these steps:
1. Align the numbers vertically, with the ones (rightmost) digits underneath each other.
```
236,824
+ 132,397
```
2. Start from the rightmost column (the ones place) and add the digits together: 4 + 7 = 11. Write down the 1 and carry the 1 over to the next column.
```
236,824
+ 132,397
-----------
1
```
3. Move to the next column (the tens place) and add the digits together, including the carried-over 1: 2 + 9 + 1 = 12. Write down the 2 and carry the 1 over to the next column.
```
236,824
+ 132,397
-----------
21
```
4. Continue this process for the remaining columns, adding the digits and carrying over as necessary. Here's the completed calculation:
```
236,824
+ 132,397
-----------
369,221
```
Therefore, the correct sum of 236,824 + 132,397 is 369,221.
To find the sum of 236,824 and 132,397, follow these steps:
Step 1: Line up the numbers vertically, with the ones place in the same column, the tens place in the same column, and so on:
236,824
+ 132,397
_________
Step 2: Start by adding the numbers in the rightmost column, which is the ones place. In this case, 4 + 7 equals 11. Write down the ones digit (1) and carry over the tens digit (1) to the next column:
236,824
+ 132,397
_________
...1
Step 3: Add the numbers in the next column, which is the tens place, along with the carried over digit from the previous step. In this case, 2 + 9 + 1 equals 12. Write down the ones digit (2) and carry over the tens digit (1) to the next column:
236,824
+ 132,397
_________
...21
Step 4: Continue this process for each column, adding the digits and carrying over if necessary:
236,824
+ 132,397
_________
369,221
Step 5: The correct sum of 236,824 + 132,397 is 369,221.