Subtraction with Regrouping: 104 − 12

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What is 104 − 12?

Answer

104 − 12 =

92

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

104 − 12 in a column. Above the columns: the values after borrowing — a crossed-out digit is replaced by the number above it; +10 marks a column that received a borrowed ten.
		0	+10
		1(was 1, now 0)	0 (was 0, now 10)	4
	−		1	2
			9	2

Column by column: 104 − 12

Ones: 4 − 2 = 2 — write 2.
Tens: 0 is less than 1 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 10 − 1 = 9 — write 9.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

104 − 12 = 92

Second check: 104 − 92 = 12

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Column subtractions of 12

Example	Difference
79 − 12	67
81 − 12	69
83 − 12	71
86 − 12	74
88 − 12	76
90 − 12	78
95 − 12	83
97 − 12	85
100 − 12	88
101 − 12	89
104 − 12	92
106 − 12	94
110 − 12	98
117 − 12	105
148 − 12	136
184 − 12	172
200 − 12	188
215 − 12	203
251 − 12	239
280 − 12	268

FAQ

What is 104 − 12?

104 − 12 = 92

How do you check that 104 − 12 = 92?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 92 + 12 = 104. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 104 − 12?

1 borrow: each time the top digit was smaller than the one below it, 1 was borrowed from the column on the left.

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