Addition with Regrouping: 85 + 39

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What is 85 + 39?

Answer

85 + 39 =
124

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

85 + 39 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
8 5
+39
124

Column by column: 85 + 39

  • Ones: 5 + 9 = 14 — write 4, carry 1.
  • Tens: 8 + 3 + 1 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

85 + 39 = 124

Second check: 124 − 85 = 39

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FAQ

What is 85 + 39?

85 + 39 = 124

How do you check that 85 + 39 = 124?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 124 − 39 = 85, and 124 − 85 = 39. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 85 + 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 + 85 the same as 85 + 39?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 124; the column looks the same with either number on top.