Subtraction with Regrouping: 632 − 54

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What is 632 − 54?

Answer

632 − 54 =

578

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

632 − 54 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	12	+10
		6(was 6, now 5)	3(was 3, now 12)	2 (was 2, now 12)
	−		5	4
		5	7	8

Column by column: 632 − 54

Ones: 2 is less than 4 — borrow 1 ten: tens 3 → 2; 12 − 4 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: after borrowing, 2; 2 is less than 5 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 6 → 5; 12 − 5 = 7 — write 7.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 5; nothing to subtract — write 5.

632 − 54 = 578

Second check: 632 − 578 = 54

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Column subtractions of 54

Example	Difference
146 − 54	92
148 − 54	94
152 − 54	98
159 − 54	105
190 − 54	136
200 − 54	146
226 − 54	172
257 − 54	203
293 − 54	239
300 − 54	246
322 − 54	268
361 − 54	307
402 − 54	348
430 − 54	376
456 − 54	402
507 − 54	453
539 − 54	485
590 − 54	536
632 − 54	578
701 − 54	647

FAQ

What is 632 − 54?

632 − 54 = 578

How do you check that 632 − 54 = 578?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 578 + 54 = 632. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 632 − 54?

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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