Addition with Regrouping: 69 + 34

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What is 69 + 34?

Answer

69 + 34 =
103

The sum is longer than the addends: 2 carries — into the tens and the hundreds; the last one makes a new digit

69 + 34 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
6 9
+34
103

Column by column: 69 + 34

  • Ones: 9 + 4 = 13 — write 3, carry 1.
  • Tens: 6 + 3 + 1 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

69 + 34 = 103

Second check: 103 − 69 = 34

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FAQ

What is 69 + 34?

69 + 34 = 103

How do you check that 69 + 34 = 103?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 103 − 34 = 69, and 103 − 69 = 34. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 69 + 34?

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 34 + 69 the same as 69 + 34?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 103; the column looks the same with either number on top.