Evelyn baked 4 cupcakes. Erwin baked 2 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes did they bake in all?
Let us solve: and = + 4 6 2 =
There are 6 cupcakes in all.
Use addition if you want to know how many things there are in all. Use the plus sign (+) and the equal sign (=) to make an addition sentence. Remember that addition is putting things together.
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