Addition with Regrouping: 78 + 63

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What is 78 + 63?

Answer

78 + 63 =
141

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

78 + 63 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
7 8
+63
141

Column by column: 78 + 63

  • Ones: 8 + 3 = 11 — write 1, carry 1.
  • Tens: 7 + 6 + 1 = 14 — write 4, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

78 + 63 = 141

Second check: 141 − 78 = 63

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FAQ

What is 78 + 63?

78 + 63 = 141

How do you check that 78 + 63 = 141?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 141 − 63 = 78, and 141 − 78 = 63. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 78 + 63?

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 63 + 78 the same as 78 + 63?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 141; the column looks the same with either number on top.