Addition with Regrouping: 85 + 85

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What is 85 + 85?

Answer

85 + 85 =
170

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

85 + 85 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
8 5
+85
170

Column by column: 85 + 85

  • Ones: 5 + 5 = 10 — write 0, carry 1.
  • Tens: 8 + 8 + 1 = 17 — write 7, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

85 + 85 = 170

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FAQ

What is 85 + 85?

85 + 85 = 170

How do you check that 85 + 85 = 170?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 170 − 85 = 85. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 85 + 85?

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.