Addition with Regrouping: 98 + 47

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What is 98 + 47?

Answer

98 + 47 =
145

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

98 + 47 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
9 8
+47
145

Column by column: 98 + 47

  • Ones: 8 + 7 = 15 — write 5, carry 1.
  • Tens: 9 + 4 + 1 = 14 — write 4, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

98 + 47 = 145

Second check: 145 − 98 = 47

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FAQ

What is 98 + 47?

98 + 47 = 145

How do you check that 98 + 47 = 145?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 145 − 47 = 98, and 145 − 98 = 47. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 98 + 47?

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 47 + 98 the same as 98 + 47?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 145; the column looks the same with either number on top.