Addition with Regrouping: 4,805 + 2,468

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What is 4,805 + 2,468?

Answer

4,805 + 2,468 =
7,273

With regrouping: 2 carries — into the tens and the thousands

4,805 + 2,468 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
4 8 0 5
+2468
7273

Column by column: 4,805 + 2,468

  • Ones: 5 + 8 = 13 — write 3, carry 1.
  • Tens: 0 + 6 + 1 = 7 — write 7.
  • Hundreds: 8 + 4 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Thousands: 4 + 2 + 1 = 7 — write 7.

4,805 + 2,468 = 7,273

Second check: 7,273 − 4,805 = 2,468

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FAQ

What is 4,805 + 2,468?

4,805 + 2,468 = 7,273

How do you check that 4,805 + 2,468 = 7,273?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 7,273 − 2,468 = 4,805, and 7,273 − 4,805 = 2,468. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 4,805 + 2,468?

2 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 2,468 + 4,805 the same as 4,805 + 2,468?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 7,273; the column looks the same with either number on top.