Addition with Regrouping: 74 + 39

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What is 74 + 39?

Answer

74 + 39 =
113

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

74 + 39 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
7 4
+39
113

Column by column: 74 + 39

  • Ones: 4 + 9 = 13 — write 3, carry 1.
  • Tens: 7 + 3 + 1 = 11 — write 1, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

74 + 39 = 113

Second check: 113 − 74 = 39

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FAQ

What is 74 + 39?

74 + 39 = 113

How do you check that 74 + 39 = 113?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 113 − 39 = 74, and 113 − 74 = 39. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 74 + 39?

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 39 + 74 the same as 74 + 39?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 113; the column looks the same with either number on top.