Addition with Regrouping: 69 + 69

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What is 69 + 69?

Answer

69 + 69 =
138

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

69 + 69 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
6 9
+69
138

Column by column: 69 + 69

  • Ones: 9 + 9 = 18 — write 8, carry 1.
  • Tens: 6 + 6 + 1 = 13 — write 3, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

69 + 69 = 138

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FAQ

What is 69 + 69?

69 + 69 = 138

How do you check that 69 + 69 = 138?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 138 − 69 = 69. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 69 + 69?

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.