Subtraction with Regrouping: 1,072 − 536

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What is 1,072 − 536?

Answer

1,072 − 536 =
536

With regrouping: 2 borrows — from the tens and the thousands

1,072 − 536 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+106+10
1(was 1, now 0)0 (was 0, now 10)7(was 7, now 6)2 (was 2, now 12)
−536
536

Column by column: 1,072 − 536

  • Ones: 2 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 7 → 6; 12 − 6 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 6; 6 − 3 = 3 — write 3.
  • Hundreds: 0 is less than 5 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 1 → 0; 10 − 5 = 5 — write 5.
  • Thousands: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

1,072 − 536 = 536

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FAQ

What is 1,072 − 536?

1,072 − 536 = 536

How do you check that 1,072 − 536 = 536?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 536 + 536 = 1,072. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 1,072 − 536?

2 borrows: 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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