Addition with Regrouping: 536 + 485

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What is 536 + 485?

Answer

536 + 485 =
1,021

The sum is longer than the addends: 3 carries — into the tens, the hundreds and the thousands; the last one makes a new digit

536 + 485 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry1carry
5 3 6
+485
1021

Column by column: 536 + 485

  • Ones: 6 + 5 = 11 — write 1, carry 1.
  • Tens: 3 + 8 + 1 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: 5 + 4 + 1 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Thousands: the carried 1 — write 1.

536 + 485 = 1,021

Second check: 1,021 − 536 = 485

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FAQ

What is 536 + 485?

536 + 485 = 1,021

How do you check that 536 + 485 = 1,021?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 1,021 − 485 = 536, and 1,021 − 536 = 485. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 536 + 485?

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 485 + 536 the same as 536 + 485?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 1,021; the column looks the same with either number on top.