Given Numbers from Greatest to Least: 26.4, 8.31
| Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carry Over | 1 | ||||
| 26.4 | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 0 |
| 8.31 | 8 | . | 3 | 1 | |
| Sum | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 1 |
| * | 14 |
* The number in the last row represents the sum of a Column greater than 9, with the digit in the Tens place corresponding to the Carry Over in the adjacent column
Addition of numbers as illustrated in the Place Value Chart:
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | . | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 1 |
Therefore, the Sum of 26.4+8.31 = 34.71
