Subtraction with Regrouping: 561 − 172

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What is 561 − 172?

Answer

561 − 172 =

389

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

561 − 172 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	15	+10
		5(was 5, now 4)	6(was 6, now 15)	1 (was 1, now 11)
	−	1	7	2
		3	8	9

Column by column: 561 − 172

Ones: 1 is less than 2 — borrow 1 ten: tens 6 → 5; 11 − 2 = 9 — write 9.
Tens: after borrowing, 5; 5 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 15 − 7 = 8 — write 8.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; 4 − 1 = 3 — write 3.

561 − 172 = 389

Second check: 561 − 389 = 172

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Column subtractions of 172

Example	Difference
386 − 172	214
411 − 172	239
428 − 172	256
440 − 172	268
463 − 172	291
479 − 172	307
497 − 172	325
520 − 172	348
526 − 172	354
548 − 172	376
561 − 172	389
574 − 172	402
599 − 172	427
625 − 172	453
640 − 172	468
657 − 172	485
691 − 172	519
708 − 172	536
736 − 172	564
750 − 172	578

FAQ

What is 561 − 172?

561 − 172 = 389

How do you check that 561 − 172 = 389?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 389 + 172 = 561. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 561 − 172?

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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