Subtraction with Regrouping: 168 − 83

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What is 168 − 83?

Answer

168 − 83 =

85

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

168 − 83 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)	6 (was 6, now 16)	8
	−		8	3
			8	5

Column by column: 168 − 83

Ones: 8 − 3 = 5 — write 5.
Tens: 6 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 16 − 8 = 8 — write 8.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

168 − 83 = 85

Second check: 168 − 85 = 83

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Column subtractions of 83

Example	Difference
166 − 83	83
168 − 83	85
172 − 83	89
175 − 83	92
177 − 83	94
181 − 83	98
188 − 83	105
200 − 83	117
219 − 83	136
255 − 83	172
286 − 83	203
300 − 83	217
322 − 83	239
351 − 83	268
390 − 83	307
400 − 83	317
431 − 83	348
459 − 83	376
485 − 83	402
500 − 83	417

FAQ

What is 168 − 83?

168 − 83 = 85

How do you check that 168 − 83 = 85?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 85 + 83 = 168. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 168 − 83?

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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