Subtraction with Regrouping: 125 − 36

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What is 125 − 36?

Answer

125 − 36 =

89

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

125 − 36 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)	5 (was 5, now 15)
	−		3	6
			8	9

Column by column: 125 − 36

Ones: 5 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 15 − 6 = 9 — write 9.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 3 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 11 − 3 = 8 — write 8.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

125 − 36 = 89

Second check: 125 − 89 = 36

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Column subtractions of 36

Example	Difference
100 − 36	64
101 − 36	65
103 − 36	67
105 − 36	69
107 − 36	71
110 − 36	74
112 − 36	76
114 − 36	78
119 − 36	83
121 − 36	85
125 − 36	89
128 − 36	92
130 − 36	94
134 − 36	98
141 − 36	105
172 − 36	136
200 − 36	164
208 − 36	172
239 − 36	203
275 − 36	239

FAQ

What is 125 − 36?

125 − 36 = 89

How do you check that 125 − 36 = 89?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 89 + 36 = 125. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 125 − 36?

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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