Subtraction with Regrouping: 161 − 63

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What is 161 − 63?

Answer

161 − 63 =

98

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

161 − 63 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	15	+10
		1(was 1, now 0)	6(was 6, now 15)	1 (was 1, now 11)
	−		6	3
			9	8

Column by column: 161 − 63

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

161 − 63 = 98

Second check: 161 − 98 = 63

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Column subtractions of 63

Example	Difference
132 − 63	69
134 − 63	71
137 − 63	74
139 − 63	76
141 − 63	78
146 − 63	83
148 − 63	85
152 − 63	89
155 − 63	92
157 − 63	94
161 − 63	98
168 − 63	105
199 − 63	136
200 − 63	137
235 − 63	172
266 − 63	203
300 − 63	237
302 − 63	239
331 − 63	268
370 − 63	307

FAQ

What is 161 − 63?

161 − 63 = 98

How do you check that 161 − 63 = 98?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 98 + 63 = 161. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 161 − 63?

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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