Subtraction with Regrouping: 124 − 26

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What is 124 − 26?

Answer

124 − 26 =

98

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

124 − 26 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	11	+10
		1(was 1, now 0)	2(was 2, now 11)	4 (was 4, now 14)
	−		2	6
			9	8

Column by column: 124 − 26

Ones: 4 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 14 − 6 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 2 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 11 − 2 = 9 — write 9.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

124 − 26 = 98

Second check: 124 − 98 = 26

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Column subtractions of 26

Example	Difference
95 − 26	69
97 − 26	71
100 − 26	74
102 − 26	76
104 − 26	78
109 − 26	83
111 − 26	85
115 − 26	89
118 − 26	92
120 − 26	94
124 − 26	98
131 − 26	105
162 − 26	136
198 − 26	172
229 − 26	203
265 − 26	239
294 − 26	268
333 − 26	307
374 − 26	348
402 − 26	376

FAQ

What is 124 − 26?

124 − 26 = 98

How do you check that 124 − 26 = 98?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 98 + 26 = 124. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 124 − 26?

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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