Matthew and his mum went to the Zoo. Matthew saw 57 monkeys and his mum saw 65 Meerkats. How many animals did the see altogether?

U: These are the important numbers and words in the question:     57, 65 and Altogether

P: The important word that gives me the clue which operation to use

     Altogether means I will add [ + ]

S: I will solve the problem by using Place Value

7+5=12 Give the 10 from the 12 to the 50 to make 60.

60+60