Subtraction with Regrouping: 221 − 85

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What is 221 − 85?

Answer

221 − 85 =

136

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

221 − 85 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.
		1	11	+10
		2(was 2, now 1)	2(was 2, now 11)	1 (was 1, now 11)
	−		8	5
		1	3	6

Column by column: 221 − 85

Ones: 1 is less than 5 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 11 − 5 = 6 — write 6.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 2 → 1; 11 − 8 = 3 — write 3.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 1; nothing to subtract — write 1.

221 − 85 = 136

Second check: 221 − 136 = 85

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Column subtractions of 85

Example	Difference
170 − 85	85
174 − 85	89
177 − 85	92
179 − 85	94
183 − 85	98
190 − 85	105
221 − 85	136
257 − 85	172
288 − 85	203
324 − 85	239
353 − 85	268
392 − 85	307
433 − 85	348
461 − 85	376
487 − 85	402
538 − 85	453
570 − 85	485
621 − 85	536
663 − 85	578
732 − 85	647

FAQ

What is 221 − 85?

221 − 85 = 136

How do you check that 221 − 85 = 136?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 136 + 85 = 221. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 221 − 85?

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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