Let's add 68 and 5 step by step! 🎉 **Step 1:** Imagine you have 68 apples. 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎 🍎🍎 (that's 68) Add 5 more apples 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 **Step 2:** Now put them together: Add ➕ = **Step 3:** But wait! 68 means 6 tens and 8 ones. We add 5 ones to 8 ones: $8 + 5 = 13$ 13 ones is 1 ten and 3 ones. **Step 4:** So, add 1 ten to 6 tens: $6 + 1 = 7$ **Step 5:** Now put it all together: $70 + 3 = 73$ **Final answer:** $68 + 5 = 73$ Great job! 🎯