Subtraction with Regrouping: 725 − 78

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What is 725 − 78?

Answer

725 − 78 =
647

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

725 − 78 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.
611+10
7(was 7, now 6)2(was 2, now 11)5 (was 5, now 15)
−78
647

Column by column: 725 − 78

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

725 − 78 = 647

Second check: 725 − 647 = 78

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FAQ

What is 725 − 78?

725 − 78 = 647

How do you check that 725 − 78 = 647?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 647 + 78 = 725. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 725 − 78?

2 borrows: each time the top digit was smaller than the one below it, 1 was borrowed from the column on the left.