Column Subtraction: 215 − 12

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What is 215 − 12?

Answer

215 − 12 =

203

No regrouping: each column is subtracted on its own

215 − 12 in a column. No borrowing.
		2	1	5
	−		1	2
		2	0	3

Column by column: 215 − 12

Ones: 5 − 2 = 3 — write 3.
Tens: 1 − 1 = 0 — write 0.
Hundreds: nothing to subtract — write 2.

215 − 12 = 203

Second check: 215 − 203 = 12

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Column subtractions of 12

Example	Difference
97 − 12	85
100 − 12	88
101 − 12	89
104 − 12	92
106 − 12	94
110 − 12	98
117 − 12	105
148 − 12	136
184 − 12	172
200 − 12	188
215 − 12	203
251 − 12	239
280 − 12	268
300 − 12	288
319 − 12	307
360 − 12	348
388 − 12	376
400 − 12	388
414 − 12	402
465 − 12	453

FAQ

What is 215 − 12?

215 − 12 = 203

How do you check that 215 − 12 = 203?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 203 + 12 = 215. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 215 − 12?

Not once: every top digit is at least as large as the digit below it.

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