Subtraction with Regrouping: 385 − 78

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What is 385 − 78?

Answer

385 − 78 =

307

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the tens

385 − 78 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.
			7	+10
		3	8(was 8, now 7)	5 (was 5, now 15)
	−		7	8
		3	0	7

Column by column: 385 − 78

Ones: 5 is less than 8 — borrow 1 ten: tens 8 → 7; 15 − 8 = 7 — write 7.
Tens: after borrowing, 7; 7 − 7 = 0 — write 0.
Hundreds: nothing to subtract — write 3.

385 − 78 = 307

Second check: 385 − 307 = 78

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Column subtractions of 78

Example	Difference
163 − 78	85
167 − 78	89
170 − 78	92
172 − 78	94
176 − 78	98
183 − 78	105
214 − 78	136
250 − 78	172
281 − 78	203
317 − 78	239
346 − 78	268
385 − 78	307
426 − 78	348
454 − 78	376
480 − 78	402
531 − 78	453
563 − 78	485
614 − 78	536
656 − 78	578
725 − 78	647

FAQ

What is 385 − 78?

385 − 78 = 307

How do you check that 385 − 78 = 307?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 307 + 78 = 385. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 385 − 78?

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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