Subtraction with Regrouping: 1,168 − 485

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What is 1,168 − 485?

Answer

1,168 − 485 =
683

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

1,168 − 485 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.
010+10
1(was 1, now 0)1(was 1, now 10)6 (was 6, now 16)8
−485
683

Column by column: 1,168 − 485

  • Ones: 8 − 5 = 3 — write 3.
  • Tens: 6 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 16 − 8 = 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.

1,168 − 485 = 683

Second check: 1,168 − 683 = 485

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FAQ

What is 1,168 − 485?

1,168 − 485 = 683

How do you check that 1,168 − 485 = 683?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 683 + 485 = 1,168. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 1,168 − 485?

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