Subtraction with Regrouping: 1,114 − 536

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What is 1,114 − 536?

Answer

1,114 − 536 =
578

With regrouping: 3 borrows — from the tens, the hundreds and the thousands

1,114 − 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.
01010+10
1(was 1, now 0)1(was 1, now 10)1(was 1, now 10)4 (was 4, now 14)
−536
578

Column by column: 1,114 − 536

  • Ones: 4 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 1 → 0; 14 − 6 = 8 — write 8.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 0; 0 is less than 3 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 10 − 3 = 7 — write 7.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 0; 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.

1,114 − 536 = 578

Second check: 1,114 − 578 = 536

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FAQ

What is 1,114 − 536?

1,114 − 536 = 578

How do you check that 1,114 − 536 = 578?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 578 + 536 = 1,114. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 1,114 − 536?

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