Student A and Student B are learning how to add multi-digit numbers. Their incor
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Question
Student A and Student B are learning how to add multi-digit numbers. Their incorrect attempts to add 542 and 374 are shown here. Which statement explains the confusion that led to the incorrect sums for these students? Student A struggles to understand place value. Student B struggles to add single-digit numbers accurately. Both students struggle to understand place value. Student A struggles to add-single digit numbers accurately. Student B struggles to understand place value. Both students struggle with adding single-digit numbers accurately.Explanation / Answer
Student A has added the single digits 2 and 4 correctly, but cannot understand the place values when adding the next set of single digits. Student B has problem adding single digits.Option A is the correct answer.