Subtraction with Regrouping: 320 − 52

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What is 320 − 52?

Answer

320 − 52 =

268

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

320 − 52 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.
		2	11	+10
		3(was 3, now 2)	2(was 2, now 11)	0 (was 0, now 10)
	−		5	2
		2	6	8

Column by column: 320 − 52

Ones: 0 is less than 2 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 10 − 2 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 5 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 3 → 2; 11 − 5 = 6 — write 6.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 2; nothing to subtract — write 2.

320 − 52 = 268

Second check: 320 − 268 = 52

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Column subtractions of 52

Example	Difference
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
630 − 52	578
699 − 52	647

FAQ

What is 320 − 52?

320 − 52 = 268

How do you check that 320 − 52 = 268?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 268 + 52 = 320. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 320 − 52?

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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