Column Subtraction: 226 − 23

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What is 226 − 23?

Answer

226 − 23 =

203

No regrouping: each column is subtracted on its own

226 − 23 in a column. No borrowing.
		2	2	6
	−		2	3
		2	0	3

Column by column: 226 − 23

Ones: 6 − 3 = 3 — write 3.
Tens: 2 − 2 = 0 — write 0.
Hundreds: nothing to subtract — write 2.

226 − 23 = 203

Second check: 226 − 203 = 23

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Example	Difference
106 − 23	83
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159 − 23	136
195 − 23	172
200 − 23	177
226 − 23	203
262 − 23	239
291 − 23	268
300 − 23	277
330 − 23	307
371 − 23	348
399 − 23	376
425 − 23	402
476 − 23	453
508 − 23	485

FAQ

What is 226 − 23?

226 − 23 = 203

How do you check that 226 − 23 = 203?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 203 + 23 = 226. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 226 − 23?

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

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