Addition with Regrouping: 78 + 74

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What is 78 + 74?

Answer

78 + 74 =
152

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

78 + 74 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
7 8
+74
152

Column by column: 78 + 74

  • Ones: 8 + 4 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Tens: 7 + 7 + 1 = 15 — write 5, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

78 + 74 = 152

Second check: 152 − 78 = 74

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FAQ

What is 78 + 74?

78 + 74 = 152

How do you check that 78 + 74 = 152?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 152 − 74 = 78, and 152 − 78 = 74. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 78 + 74?

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 74 + 78 the same as 78 + 74?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 152; the column looks the same with either number on top.