Addition with Regrouping: 98 + 83

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What is 98 + 83?

Answer

98 + 83 =
181

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

98 + 83 in a column. Carries are the small circled digits above the columns.
1carry1carry
9 8
+83
181

Column by column: 98 + 83

  • Ones: 8 + 3 = 11 — write 1, carry 1.
  • Tens: 9 + 8 + 1 = 18 — write 8, carry 1.
  • Hundreds: the carried 1 — write 1.

98 + 83 = 181

Second check: 181 − 98 = 83

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FAQ

What is 98 + 83?

98 + 83 = 181

How do you check that 98 + 83 = 181?

Subtract one addend from the sum: 181 − 83 = 98, and 181 − 98 = 83. Getting the other addend back means the sum is right.

How many carries are there in 98 + 83?

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 83 + 98 the same as 98 + 83?

Yes. Addition is commutative, so both give 181; the column looks the same with either number on top.