Subtraction with Regrouping: 255 − 83

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What is 255 − 83?

Answer

255 − 83 =

172

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

255 − 83 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	+10
		2(was 2, now 1)	5 (was 5, now 15)	5
	−		8	3
		1	7	2

Column by column: 255 − 83

Ones: 5 − 3 = 2 — write 2.
Tens: 5 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 2 → 1; 15 − 8 = 7 — write 7.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 1; nothing to subtract — write 1.

255 − 83 = 172

Second check: 255 − 172 = 83

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Column subtractions of 83

Example	Difference
166 − 83	83
168 − 83	85
172 − 83	89
175 − 83	92
177 − 83	94
181 − 83	98
188 − 83	105
200 − 83	117
219 − 83	136
255 − 83	172
286 − 83	203
300 − 83	217
322 − 83	239
351 − 83	268
390 − 83	307
400 − 83	317
431 − 83	348
459 − 83	376
485 − 83	402
500 − 83	417

FAQ

What is 255 − 83?

255 − 83 = 172

How do you check that 255 − 83 = 172?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 172 + 83 = 255. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 255 − 83?

1 borrow: 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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