Silvio completed this addition problem.

Question

1
142
+93
235

Why did Silvio place a number above the 1 in 142?



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Responses

The sum of 4 tens and 9 tens is 13 tens, which is regrouped as 1 hundred and 3 tens.
The sum of 4 tens and 9 tens is 13 tens, which is regrouped as 1 hundred and 3 tens.

93 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1 hundred.
93 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1 hundred.

The sum of 4 tens and 9 tens is 13 tens, which is regrouped as 1 ten and 3 hundreds.
The sum of 4 tens and 9 tens is 13 tens, which is regrouped as 1 ten and 3 hundreds.

142 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1 hundred.

Answer 1

Silvio placed a number above the 1 in 142 because the sum of 4 tens and 9 tens is 13 tens, which is regrouped as 1 hundred and 3 tens.

So the correct response is:

The sum of 4 tens and 9 tens is 13 tens, which is regrouped as 1 hundred and 3 tens.