Subtraction with Regrouping: 187 − 89

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What is 187 − 89?

Answer

187 − 89 =

98

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

187 − 89 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	17	+10
		1(was 1, now 0)	8(was 8, now 17)	7 (was 7, now 17)
	−		8	9
			9	8

Column by column: 187 − 89

Ones: 7 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 8 → 7; 17 − 9 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: after borrowing, 7; 7 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 17 − 8 = 9 — write 9.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

187 − 89 = 98

Second check: 187 − 98 = 89

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Column subtractions of 89

Example	Difference
178 − 89	89
181 − 89	92
183 − 89	94
187 − 89	98
194 − 89	105
200 − 89	111
225 − 89	136
261 − 89	172
292 − 89	203
300 − 89	211
328 − 89	239
357 − 89	268
396 − 89	307
437 − 89	348
465 − 89	376
491 − 89	402
542 − 89	453
574 − 89	485
625 − 89	536
667 − 89	578

FAQ

What is 187 − 89?

187 − 89 = 98

How do you check that 187 − 89 = 98?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 98 + 89 = 187. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 187 − 89?

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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