Addition with Regrouping: 98 + 69

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What is 98 + 69?

Answer

98 + 69 =
167

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

98 + 69 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
9 8
+69
167

Column by column: 98 + 69

  • Ones: 8 + 9 = 17 — write 7, carry 1.
  • Tens: 9 + 6 + 1 = 16 — write 6, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

98 + 69 = 167

Second check: 167 − 98 = 69

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FAQ

What is 98 + 69?

98 + 69 = 167

How do you check that 98 + 69 = 167?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 167 − 69 = 98, and 167 − 98 = 69. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 98 + 69?

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 69 + 98 the same as 98 + 69?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 167; the column looks the same with either number on top.