Subtraction with Regrouping: 525 − 149

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What is 525 − 149?

Answer

525 − 149 =

376

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

525 − 149 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	11	+10
		5(was 5, now 4)	2(was 2, now 11)	5 (was 5, now 15)
	−	1	4	9
		3	7	6

Column by column: 525 − 149

Ones: 5 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 15 − 9 = 6 — write 6.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 4 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 11 − 4 = 7 — write 7.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; 4 − 1 = 3 — write 3.

525 − 149 = 376

Second check: 525 − 376 = 149

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Column subtractions of 149

Example	Difference
388 − 149	239
400 − 149	251
405 − 149	256
417 − 149	268
440 − 149	291
456 − 149	307
474 − 149	325
497 − 149	348
500 − 149	351
503 − 149	354
525 − 149	376
538 − 149	389
551 − 149	402
576 − 149	427
600 − 149	451
602 − 149	453
617 − 149	468
634 − 149	485
668 − 149	519
685 − 149	536

FAQ

What is 525 − 149?

525 − 149 = 376

How do you check that 525 − 149 = 376?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 376 + 149 = 525. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 525 − 149?

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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