Question

lou wants to make $96 + 56$ easier to solve in his head. he decides to add on from 96 to get to 100 first.
add on to get to 100.
$96 + \boxed{4} = 100$
how much more does lou need to add on?
$96 + 56$
$= 96 + (4 + \boxed{?})$

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the addition breakdown

We know that \( 56 = 4 +? \). To find \(? \), we can rearrange this as \(? = 56 - 4 \).

Step2: Calculate the value of?

Subtract 4 from 56: \( 56 - 4 = 52 \). So the missing number is 52 because we broke 56 into 4 (to get 96 to 100) and the remaining part, which is 52.

Answer:

52