Subtraction with Regrouping: 205 − 69

Subtraction with Regrouping Calculator
Minuend
Subtrahend

What is 205 − 69?

Answer

205 − 69 =
136

With regrouping across a zero: 2 borrows — there are no tens to borrow from, so 1 hundred becomes 10 tens, and 1 ten goes to the ones

205 − 69 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.
19+10
2(was 2, now 1)0(was 0, now 9)5 (was 5, now 15)
−69
136

Column by column: 205 − 69

  • Ones: 5 is less than 9 — borrow 1 hundred across the zero: hundreds 2 → 1, tens 0 → 9; 15 − 9 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 9; 9 − 6 = 3 — write 3.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 1; nothing to subtract — write 1.

205 − 69 = 136

Second check: 205 − 136 = 69

Similar examples to practise

Related Calculations

See Also

Recalculate with different values ↑

Column subtractions of 69

ExampleDifference
143 − 6974
145 − 6976
147 − 6978
152 − 6983
154 − 6985
158 − 6989
161 − 6992
163 − 6994
167 − 6998
174 − 69105
205 − 69136
241 − 69172
272 − 69203
308 − 69239
337 − 69268
376 − 69307
417 − 69348
445 − 69376
471 − 69402
522 − 69453

FAQ

What is 205 − 69?

205 − 69 = 136

How do you check that 205 − 69 = 136?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 136 + 69 = 205. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 205 − 69?

2 borrows: each time the top digit was smaller than the one below it, 1 was borrowed from the column on the left.

Why does 0 become 9 when borrowing in 205 − 69?

The zero has nothing to lend, so it first borrows 1 from its left neighbour and becomes 10; then it lends 1 to the column on its right and keeps 9.

See Also