Subtraction with Regrouping: 531 − 78
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What is 531 − 78?
Answer
531 − 78 =
453
With regrouping: 2 borrows — from the tens and the hundreds
| 4 | 12 | +10 | |
| 1 (was 1, now 11) | |||
| − | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 |
Column by column: 531 − 78
- Ones: 1 is less than 8 — borrow 1 ten: tens 3 → 2; 11 − 8 = 3 — write 3.
- Tens: after borrowing, 2; 2 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 12 − 7 = 5 — write 5.
- Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; nothing to subtract — write 4.
531 − 78 = 453
Second check: 531 − 453 = 78
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