Subtraction with Regrouping: 1,151 − 468

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What is 1,151 − 468?

Answer

1,151 − 468 =
683

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

1,151 − 468 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.
01014+10
1(was 1, now 0)1(was 1, now 10)5(was 5, now 14)1 (was 1, now 11)
−468
683

Column by column: 1,151 − 468

  • Ones: 1 is less than 8 — borrow 1 ten: tens 5 → 4; 11 − 8 = 3 — write 3.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 4; 4 is less than 6 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 14 − 6 = 8 — write 8.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 0; 0 is less than 4 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 1 → 0; 10 − 4 = 6 — write 6.
  • Thousands: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

1,151 − 468 = 683

Second check: 1,151 − 683 = 468

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FAQ

What is 1,151 − 468?

1,151 − 468 = 683

How do you check that 1,151 − 468 = 683?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 683 + 468 = 1,151. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 1,151 − 468?

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