Column Subtraction: 255 − 52

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What is 255 − 52?

Answer

255 − 52 =

203

No regrouping: each column is subtracted on its own

255 − 52 in a column. No borrowing.
		2	5	5
	−		5	2
		2	0	3

Column by column: 255 − 52

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

255 − 52 = 203

Second check: 255 − 203 = 52

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Column subtractions of 52

Example	Difference
130 − 52	78
135 − 52	83
137 − 52	85
141 − 52	89
144 − 52	92
146 − 52	94
150 − 52	98
157 − 52	105
188 − 52	136
224 − 52	172
255 − 52	203
291 − 52	239
320 − 52	268
359 − 52	307
400 − 52	348
428 − 52	376
454 − 52	402
505 − 52	453
537 − 52	485
588 − 52	536

FAQ

What is 255 − 52?

255 − 52 = 203

How do you check that 255 − 52 = 203?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 203 + 52 = 255. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 255 − 52?

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

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