Addend for Dummies
noun
pronunciation: 'ædɛndWhat does Addend really mean?
Sure thing, kiddo! So, have you ever played with blocks before? You know, those colorful cubes that you can stack and build all sorts of things with? Well, imagine that you have a pile of blocks in front of you, and I ask you to count how many blocks there are in total. You start counting, one by one, and every time you pick up a block, you're adding it to the total count. Now, think of each block as a number. When we're talking about addition, each number that you're adding together is called an addend.
Let me give you an example to make it even clearer. Imagine that you have 2 toy cars and 3 toy dinosaurs. If I ask you to add the cars and the dinosaurs together, what would be the addends in this case? That's right, the addends would be the number 2 (representing the cars) and the number 3 (representing the dinosaurs). So, when you add them, you get a total of 5 toys.
Think of addends as the buddies or the partners in an addition problem. They work together to give us a final answer. It's like when you and a friend work together to build a tower with those blocks. The addends are just like you and your friend, each bringing their own blocks to the tower and making it stronger and taller.
So, addends are the numbers that you're adding together in an addition problem. They're like the ingredients in a recipe – you put them together and get a yummy result! And just like how important each block is to the tower, each addend is important in giving us the total answer. Are you starting to get the hang of it?
Revised and Fact checked by Michael Davis on 2023-11-06 03:02:17
Addend In a sentece
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- Sara has 4 apples and she goes to the market to buy 3 more apples. The 4 apples are called the first addend, and the 3 apples she buys are called the second addend. How many apples does Sara have in total?
- John has 7 toy cars and his friend gives him 2 more toy cars. The 7 toy cars are the first addend, and the 2 toy cars he receives are the second addend. How many toy cars does John have now?
- Emily has 5 stickers and then her sister gives her 3 extra stickers. The first addend is 5 stickers, and the second addend is 3 stickers. How many stickers does Emily have in total?
- Tommy picks 6 flowers in the garden, and later he finds 4 more flowers outside. The first addend is 6 flowers he picked, and the second addend is 4 flowers he found. How many flowers does Tommy have now?
- Amy has 3 pencils and her friend lends her 2 more pencils. The first addend is 3 pencils, and the second addend is 2 pencils Amy received from her friend. How many pencils does Amy have altogether?
Addend Hypernyms
Words that are more generic than the original word.