Addition with Regrouping: 71 + 45

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What is 71 + 45?

Answer

71 + 45 =
116

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

71 + 45 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry
7 1
+45
116

Column by column: 71 + 45

  • Ones: 1 + 5 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: 7 + 4 = 11 — write 1, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

71 + 45 = 116

Second check: 116 − 71 = 45

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FAQ

What is 71 + 45?

71 + 45 = 116

How do you check that 71 + 45 = 116?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 116 − 45 = 71, and 116 − 71 = 45. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 71 + 45?

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 45 + 71 the same as 71 + 45?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 116; the column looks the same with either number on top.