In this place value chart, the digit with the greatest value is the ones column. Both of these numbers have 2 ones. So now, you need to move to look at the next column - the tenths column.

Starting with the column on the right with the least place value, i.e. with hundredths in this example, we say: **6 hundredths plus 0 hundredths is 6 hundredths, 5 tenths plus 2 tenths is 7 tenths and ...