Subtraction with Regrouping: 117 − 52

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What is 117 − 52?

Answer

117 − 52 =

65

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

117 − 52 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)	1 (was 1, now 11)	7
	−		5	2
			6	5

Column by column: 117 − 52

Ones: 7 − 2 = 5 — write 5.
Tens: 1 is less than 5 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 11 − 5 = 6 — write 6.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

117 − 52 = 65

Second check: 117 − 65 = 52

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Column subtractions of 52

Example	Difference
104 − 52	52
106 − 52	54
110 − 52	58
115 − 52	63
117 − 52	65
119 − 52	67
121 − 52	69
123 − 52	71
126 − 52	74
128 − 52	76
130 − 52	78
135 − 52	83
137 − 52	85
141 − 52	89
144 − 52	92
146 − 52	94
150 − 52	98
157 − 52	105
188 − 52	136
224 − 52	172

FAQ

What is 117 − 52?

117 − 52 = 65

How do you check that 117 − 52 = 65?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 65 + 52 = 117. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 117 − 52?

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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