Addition with Regrouping: 12,345 + 8,042

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What is 12,345 + 8,042?

Answer

12,345 + 8,042 =
20,387

With regrouping: 1 carry — into the ten thousands

12,345 + 8,042 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry
1 2 3 4 5
+8042
20387

Column by column: 12,345 + 8,042

  • Ones: 5 + 2 = 7 — write 7.
  • Tens: 4 + 4 = 8 — write 8.
  • Hundreds: 3 + 0 = 3 — write 3.
  • Thousands: 2 + 8 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Ten thousands: 1 + 1 = 2 — write 2.

12,345 + 8,042 = 20,387

Second check: 20,387 − 12,345 = 8,042

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FAQ

What is 12,345 + 8,042?

12,345 + 8,042 = 20,387

How do you check that 12,345 + 8,042 = 20,387?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 20,387 − 8,042 = 12,345, and 20,387 − 12,345 = 8,042. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 12,345 + 8,042?

1 carry: every time a column added up to 10 or more, its ones digit was written and 1 was carried to the next column on the left.

Is 8,042 + 12,345 the same as 12,345 + 8,042?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 20,387; the column looks the same with either number on top.