Addition with Regrouping: 89 + 52

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What is 89 + 52?

Answer

89 + 52 =
141

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

89 + 52 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
8 9
+52
141

Column by column: 89 + 52

  • Ones: 9 + 2 = 11 — write 1, carry 1.
  • Tens: 8 + 5 + 1 = 14 — write 4, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

89 + 52 = 141

Second check: 141 − 89 = 52

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FAQ

What is 89 + 52?

89 + 52 = 141

How do you check that 89 + 52 = 141?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 141 − 52 = 89, and 141 − 89 = 52. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 89 + 52?

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 52 + 89 the same as 89 + 52?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 141; the column looks the same with either number on top.