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Place value and column methods

Place value and column methods

Addition combines amounts, and subtraction takes one amount away from another. In a column method, matching place values must line up, so ones go under ones, tens under tens, and so on.

Addition and Subtraction Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Addition and Subtraction

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel IGCSE Maths Addition and Subtraction for IGCSE Maths. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 format. Build confidence with the shared Foundation-tier content first, since roughly 40% of Higher-tier marks are targeted at the grades 4–5 boundary that both tiers have in common.