Subtraction with Regrouping: 542 − 89

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What is 542 − 89?

Answer

542 − 89 =

453

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

542 − 89 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	13	+10
		5(was 5, now 4)	4(was 4, now 13)	2 (was 2, now 12)
	−		8	9
		4	5	3

Column by column: 542 − 89

Ones: 2 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 4 → 3; 12 − 9 = 3 — write 3.
Tens: after borrowing, 3; 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.

542 − 89 = 453

Second check: 542 − 453 = 89

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Column subtractions of 89

Example	Difference
181 − 89	92
183 − 89	94
187 − 89	98
194 − 89	105
200 − 89	111
225 − 89	136
261 − 89	172
292 − 89	203
300 − 89	211
328 − 89	239
357 − 89	268
396 − 89	307
437 − 89	348
465 − 89	376
491 − 89	402
542 − 89	453
574 − 89	485
625 − 89	536
667 − 89	578
736 − 89	647

FAQ

What is 542 − 89?

542 − 89 = 453

How do you check that 542 − 89 = 453?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 453 + 89 = 542. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 542 − 89?

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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