Subtraction with Regrouping: 139 − 41

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What is 139 − 41?

Answer

139 − 41 =

98

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

139 − 41 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)	3 (was 3, now 13)	9
	−		4	1
			9	8

Column by column: 139 − 41

Ones: 9 − 1 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: 3 is less than 4 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 13 − 4 = 9 — write 9.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

139 − 41 = 98

Second check: 139 − 98 = 41

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Column subtractions of 41

Example	Difference
110 − 41	69
112 − 41	71
115 − 41	74
117 − 41	76
119 − 41	78
124 − 41	83
126 − 41	85
130 − 41	89
133 − 41	92
135 − 41	94
139 − 41	98
146 − 41	105
177 − 41	136
200 − 41	159
213 − 41	172
244 − 41	203
280 − 41	239
300 − 41	259
309 − 41	268
348 − 41	307

FAQ

What is 139 − 41?

139 − 41 = 98

How do you check that 139 − 41 = 98?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 98 + 41 = 139. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 139 − 41?

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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