Addition with Regrouping: 89 + 39

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What is 89 + 39?

Answer

89 + 39 =
128

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

89 + 39 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
8 9
+39
128

Column by column: 89 + 39

  • Ones: 9 + 9 = 18 — write 8, carry 1.
  • Tens: 8 + 3 + 1 = 12 — write 2, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

89 + 39 = 128

Second check: 128 − 89 = 39

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FAQ

What is 89 + 39?

89 + 39 = 128

How do you check that 89 + 39 = 128?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 128 − 39 = 89, and 128 − 89 = 39. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 89 + 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 + 89 the same as 89 + 39?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 128; the column looks the same with either number on top.