Addition with Regrouping: 4,988 + 12

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What is 4,988 + 12?

Answer

4,988 + 12 =
5,000

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

4,988 + 12 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry1carry
4 9 8 8
+12
5000

Column by column: 4,988 + 12

  • Ones: 8 + 2 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Tens: 8 + 1 + 1 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: 9 + 1 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Thousands: 4 + 1 = 5 — write 5.

4,988 + 12 = 5,000

Second check: 5,000 − 4,988 = 12

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FAQ

What is 4,988 + 12?

4,988 + 12 = 5,000

How do you check that 4,988 + 12 = 5,000?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 5,000 − 12 = 4,988, and 5,000 − 4,988 = 12. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 4,988 + 12?

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 12 + 4,988 the same as 4,988 + 12?

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