Subtraction with Regrouping: 261 − 89

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What is 261 − 89?

Answer

261 − 89 =

172

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

261 − 89 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	15	+10
		2(was 2, now 1)	6(was 6, now 15)	1 (was 1, now 11)
	−		8	9
		1	7	2

Column by column: 261 − 89

Ones: 1 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 6 → 5; 11 − 9 = 2 — write 2.
Tens: after borrowing, 5; 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.

261 − 89 = 172

Second check: 261 − 172 = 89

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Column subtractions of 89

Example	Difference
178 − 89	89
181 − 89	92
183 − 89	94
187 − 89	98
194 − 89	105
200 − 89	111
225 − 89	136
261 − 89	172
292 − 89	203
300 − 89	211
328 − 89	239
357 − 89	268
396 − 89	307
437 − 89	348
465 − 89	376
491 − 89	402
542 − 89	453
574 − 89	485
625 − 89	536
667 − 89	578

FAQ

What is 261 − 89?

261 − 89 = 172

How do you check that 261 − 89 = 172?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 172 + 89 = 261. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 261 − 89?

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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