Subtraction with Regrouping: 1,219 − 536

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What is 1,219 − 536?

Answer

1,219 − 536 =
683

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

1,219 − 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.
011+10
1(was 1, now 0)2(was 2, now 11)1 (was 1, now 11)9
−536
683

Column by column: 1,219 − 536

  • Ones: 9 − 6 = 3 — write 3.
  • Tens: 1 is less than 3 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 2 → 1; 11 − 3 = 8 — write 8.
  • 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.

1,219 − 536 = 683

Second check: 1,219 − 683 = 536

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FAQ

What is 1,219 − 536?

1,219 − 536 = 683

How do you check that 1,219 − 536 = 683?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 683 + 536 = 1,219. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 1,219 − 536?

2 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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