Addition with Regrouping: 74 + 52

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What is 74 + 52?

Answer

74 + 52 =
126

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

74 + 52 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry
7 4
+52
126

Column by column: 74 + 52

  • Ones: 4 + 2 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: 7 + 5 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

74 + 52 = 126

Second check: 126 − 74 = 52

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FAQ

What is 74 + 52?

74 + 52 = 126

How do you check that 74 + 52 = 126?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 126 − 52 = 74, and 126 − 74 = 52. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 74 + 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 + 74 the same as 74 + 52?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 126; the column looks the same with either number on top.