Subtraction with Regrouping: 423 − 47

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What is 423 − 47?

Answer

423 − 47 =

376

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

423 − 47 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.
		3	11	+10
		4(was 4, now 3)	2(was 2, now 11)	3 (was 3, now 13)
	−		4	7
		3	7	6

Column by column: 423 − 47

Ones: 3 is less than 7 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 13 − 7 = 6 — write 6.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 4 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 4 → 3; 11 − 4 = 7 — write 7.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 3; nothing to subtract — write 3.

423 − 47 = 376

Second check: 423 − 376 = 47

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Column subtractions of 47

Example	Difference
183 − 47	136
200 − 47	153
219 − 47	172
250 − 47	203
286 − 47	239
300 − 47	253
315 − 47	268
354 − 47	307
395 − 47	348
400 − 47	353
423 − 47	376
449 − 47	402
500 − 47	453
532 − 47	485
583 − 47	536
600 − 47	553
625 − 47	578
694 − 47	647
700 − 47	653
800 − 47	753

FAQ

What is 423 − 47?

423 − 47 = 376

How do you check that 423 − 47 = 376?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 376 + 47 = 423. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 423 − 47?

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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