Subtraction with Regrouping: 1,211 − 564

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What is 1,211 − 564?

Answer

1,211 − 564 =
647

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

1,211 − 564 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.
01110+10
1(was 1, now 0)2(was 2, now 11)1(was 1, now 10)1 (was 1, now 11)
−564
647

Column by column: 1,211 − 564

  • Ones: 1 is less than 4 — borrow 1 ten: tens 1 → 0; 11 − 4 = 7 — write 7.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 0; 0 is less than 6 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 2 → 1; 10 − 6 = 4 — write 4.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 5 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 1 → 0; 11 − 5 = 6 — write 6.
  • Thousands: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

1,211 − 564 = 647

Second check: 1,211 − 647 = 564

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FAQ

What is 1,211 − 564?

1,211 − 564 = 647

How do you check that 1,211 − 564 = 647?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 647 + 564 = 1,211. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 1,211 − 564?

3 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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