Subtraction with Regrouping: 550 − 65

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What is 550 − 65?

Answer

550 − 65 =

485

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

550 − 65 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	14	+10
		5(was 5, now 4)	5(was 5, now 14)	0 (was 0, now 10)
	−		6	5
		4	8	5

Column by column: 550 − 65

Ones: 0 is less than 5 — borrow 1 ten: tens 5 → 4; 10 − 5 = 5 — write 5.
Tens: after borrowing, 4; 4 is less than 6 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 14 − 6 = 8 — write 8.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; nothing to subtract — write 4.

550 − 65 = 485

Second check: 550 − 485 = 65

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Column subtractions of 65

Example	Difference
150 − 65	85
154 − 65	89
157 − 65	92
159 − 65	94
163 − 65	98
170 − 65	105
201 − 65	136
237 − 65	172
268 − 65	203
304 − 65	239
333 − 65	268
372 − 65	307
413 − 65	348
441 − 65	376
467 − 65	402
518 − 65	453
550 − 65	485
601 − 65	536
643 − 65	578
712 − 65	647

FAQ

What is 550 − 65?

550 − 65 = 485

How do you check that 550 − 65 = 485?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 485 + 65 = 550. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 550 − 65?

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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