Subtraction with Regrouping: 625 − 47

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What is 625 − 47?

Answer

625 − 47 =

578

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

625 − 47 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.
		5	11	+10
		6(was 6, now 5)	2(was 2, now 11)	5 (was 5, now 15)
	−		4	7
		5	7	8

Column by column: 625 − 47

Ones: 5 is less than 7 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 15 − 7 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 4 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 6 → 5; 11 − 4 = 7 — write 7.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 5; nothing to subtract — write 5.

625 − 47 = 578

Second check: 625 − 578 = 47

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Column subtractions of 47

Example	Difference
300 − 47	253
315 − 47	268
354 − 47	307
395 − 47	348
400 − 47	353
423 − 47	376
449 − 47	402
500 − 47	453
532 − 47	485
583 − 47	536
600 − 47	553
625 − 47	578
694 − 47	647
700 − 47	653
800 − 47	753
900 − 47	853
1,000 − 47	953
2,000 − 47	1,953
5,000 − 47	4,953
10,000 − 47	9,953

FAQ

What is 625 − 47?

625 − 47 = 578

How do you check that 625 − 47 = 578?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 578 + 47 = 625. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 625 − 47?

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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