Addition with Regrouping: 71 + 36

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What is 71 + 36?

Answer

71 + 36 =
107

The sum is longer than the addends: 1 carry — into the hundreds; the last one makes a new digit

71 + 36 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry
7 1
+36
107

Column by column: 71 + 36

  • Ones: 1 + 6 = 7 — write 7.
  • Tens: 7 + 3 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

71 + 36 = 107

Second check: 107 − 71 = 36

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FAQ

What is 71 + 36?

71 + 36 = 107

How do you check that 71 + 36 = 107?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 107 − 36 = 71, and 107 − 71 = 36. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 71 + 36?

1 carry: 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 36 + 71 the same as 71 + 36?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 107; the column looks the same with either number on top.