Subtraction with Regrouping: 142 − 71

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What is 142 − 71?

Answer

142 − 71 =

71

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

142 − 71 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)	4 (was 4, now 14)	2
	−		7	1
			7	1

Column by column: 142 − 71

Ones: 2 − 1 = 1 — write 1.
Tens: 4 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 14 − 7 = 7 — write 7.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

142 − 71 = 71

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Column subtractions of 71

Example	Difference
142 − 71	71
145 − 71	74
147 − 71	76
149 − 71	78
154 − 71	83
156 − 71	85
160 − 71	89
163 − 71	92
165 − 71	94
169 − 71	98
176 − 71	105
200 − 71	129
207 − 71	136
243 − 71	172
274 − 71	203
300 − 71	229
310 − 71	239
339 − 71	268
378 − 71	307
419 − 71	348

FAQ

What is 142 − 71?

142 − 71 = 71

How do you check that 142 − 71 = 71?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 71 + 71 = 142. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 142 − 71?

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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