Subtraction with Regrouping: 505 − 52

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What is 505 − 52?

Answer

505 − 52 =

453

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

505 − 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.
		4	+10
		5(was 5, now 4)	0 (was 0, now 10)	5
	−		5	2
		4	5	3

Column by column: 505 − 52

Ones: 5 − 2 = 3 — write 3.
Tens: 0 is less than 5 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 10 − 5 = 5 — write 5.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; nothing to subtract — write 4.

505 − 52 = 453

Second check: 505 − 453 = 52

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Example	Difference
137 − 52	85
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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 505 − 52?

505 − 52 = 453

How do you check that 505 − 52 = 453?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 453 + 52 = 505. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 505 − 52?

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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