Subtraction with Regrouping: 538 − 85

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What is 538 − 85?

Answer

538 − 85 =

453

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the hundreds

538 − 85 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)	3 (was 3, now 13)	8
	−		8	5
		4	5	3

Column by column: 538 − 85

Ones: 8 − 5 = 3 — write 3.
Tens: 3 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 13 − 8 = 5 — write 5.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; nothing to subtract — write 4.

538 − 85 = 453

Second check: 538 − 453 = 85

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Column subtractions of 85

Example	Difference
170 − 85	85
174 − 85	89
177 − 85	92
179 − 85	94
183 − 85	98
190 − 85	105
221 − 85	136
257 − 85	172
288 − 85	203
324 − 85	239
353 − 85	268
392 − 85	307
433 − 85	348
461 − 85	376
487 − 85	402
538 − 85	453
570 − 85	485
621 − 85	536
663 − 85	578
732 − 85	647

FAQ

What is 538 − 85?

538 − 85 = 453

How do you check that 538 − 85 = 453?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 453 + 85 = 538. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 538 − 85?

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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