Addition with Regrouping: 4,732 + 268

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What is 4,732 + 268?

Answer

4,732 + 268 =
5,000

With regrouping: 3 carries — into the tens, the hundreds and the thousands

4,732 + 268 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry1carry
4 7 3 2
+268
5000

Column by column: 4,732 + 268

  • Ones: 2 + 8 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Tens: 3 + 6 + 1 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: 7 + 2 + 1 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Thousands: 4 + 1 = 5 — write 5.

4,732 + 268 = 5,000

Second check: 5,000 − 4,732 = 268

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FAQ

What is 4,732 + 268?

4,732 + 268 = 5,000

How do you check that 4,732 + 268 = 5,000?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 5,000 − 268 = 4,732, and 5,000 − 4,732 = 268. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 4,732 + 268?

3 carries: 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 268 + 4,732 the same as 4,732 + 268?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 5,000; the column looks the same with either number on top.