Addition with Regrouping: 69 + 54

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What is 69 + 54?

Answer

69 + 54 =
123

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

69 + 54 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
6 9
+54
123

Column by column: 69 + 54

  • Ones: 9 + 4 = 13 — write 3, carry 1.
  • Tens: 6 + 5 + 1 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

69 + 54 = 123

Second check: 123 − 69 = 54

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FAQ

What is 69 + 54?

69 + 54 = 123

How do you check that 69 + 54 = 123?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 123 − 54 = 69, and 123 − 69 = 54. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 69 + 54?

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 54 + 69 the same as 69 + 54?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 123; the column looks the same with either number on top.