Addition with Place Value: Adding 3 Tens and 4 Units to 55

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Add the 3 tens to the number 55.
• Step 2: Add the 4 units to the result from Step 1.

Let's work through each step:

Step 1: We need to add three tens to 55. Three tens equal $3 \times 10 = 30$.
Thus, adding 30 to 55 gives us:

$55 + 30 = 85$

Step 2: Now, we add the 4 units to the result of Step 1 (which is 85).
Adding 4 gives us:

$85 + 4 = 89$

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $89$.