Addition with Regrouping: 85 + 83

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What is 85 + 83?

Answer

85 + 83 =
168

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

85 + 83 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry
8 5
+83
168

Column by column: 85 + 83

  • Ones: 5 + 3 = 8 — write 8.
  • Tens: 8 + 8 = 16 — write 6, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

85 + 83 = 168

Second check: 168 − 85 = 83

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FAQ

What is 85 + 83?

85 + 83 = 168

How do you check that 85 + 83 = 168?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 168 − 83 = 85, and 168 − 85 = 83. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 85 + 83?

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 83 + 85 the same as 85 + 83?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 168; the column looks the same with either number on top.