Subtraction with Regrouping: 426 − 78

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What is 426 − 78?

Answer

426 − 78 =

348

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

426 − 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.
		3	11	+10
		4(was 4, now 3)	2(was 2, now 11)	6 (was 6, now 16)
	−		7	8
		3	4	8

Column by column: 426 − 78

Ones: 6 is less than 8 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 16 − 8 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 4 → 3; 11 − 7 = 4 — write 4.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 3; nothing to subtract — write 3.

426 − 78 = 348

Second check: 426 − 348 = 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 426 − 78?

426 − 78 = 348

How do you check that 426 − 78 = 348?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 348 + 78 = 426. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 426 − 78?

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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