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"don't add up" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to say that two or more things do not make sense or seem correct when taken together. For example, "His excuses for being late just don't add up."
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"These numbers don't add up".
It don't add up, unless......
The economic values don't add up".
They don't add up to a place.
The numbers don't add up, they scoff.
Even the words they mouth don't add up to much.
"You have the president saying they don't add up".
Those qualities alone don't add up to great poems.
But these moments don't add up to real feeling.
"The numbers don't add up, Jon," Mr. Franks said.
The ingredients don't add up to an authentic portrait.
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