Addition with Regrouping: 71 + 52

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What is 71 + 52?

Answer

71 + 52 =
123

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

71 + 52 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry
7 1
+52
123

Column by column: 71 + 52

  • Ones: 1 + 2 = 3 — write 3.
  • Tens: 7 + 5 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

71 + 52 = 123

Second check: 123 − 71 = 52

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FAQ

What is 71 + 52?

71 + 52 = 123

How do you check that 71 + 52 = 123?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 123 − 52 = 71, and 123 − 71 = 52. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 71 + 52?

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 52 + 71 the same as 71 + 52?

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