Subtraction with Regrouping: 324 − 85

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What is 324 − 85?

Answer

324 − 85 =

239

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

324 − 85 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)	4 (was 4, now 14)
	−		8	5
		2	3	9

Column by column: 324 − 85

Ones: 4 is less than 5 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 14 − 5 = 9 — write 9.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 3 → 2; 11 − 8 = 3 — write 3.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 2; nothing to subtract — write 2.

324 − 85 = 239

Second check: 324 − 239 = 85

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Column subtractions of 85

Example	Difference
170 − 85	85
174 − 85	89
177 − 85	92
179 − 85	94
183 − 85	98
190 − 85	105
221 − 85	136
257 − 85	172
288 − 85	203
324 − 85	239
353 − 85	268
392 − 85	307
433 − 85	348
461 − 85	376
487 − 85	402
538 − 85	453
570 − 85	485
621 − 85	536
663 − 85	578
732 − 85	647

FAQ

What is 324 − 85?

324 − 85 = 239

How do you check that 324 − 85 = 239?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 239 + 85 = 324. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 324 − 85?

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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