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Addition
Mamma, I want to eat something sweet.
Can I have 2 cookies?
Mamma, I also want 3 cookies.
OK, so tell me how many cookies
should I get?
2 cookies and 3 cookies is 5 cookies.
Kriti Ricky Total
+ =
2 + 3 = 5
Adding two things means putting them together and counting again. The
symbol for addition is ‘+’ read as ‘plus’.
2 + 3 = 5 is read as ‘2 plus 3 equals 5’.
Look at some more examples.
1.
+ =
2 + 4 = 6
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