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    Subtraction with Regrouping: 842 − 389

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    What is 842 − 389?

    Answer

    842 − 389 =
    453

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

    842 − 389 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.
    713+10
    8(was 8, now 7)4(was 4, now 13)2 (was 2, now 12)
    −389
    453

    Column by column: 842 − 389

    • Ones: 2 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 4 → 3; 12 − 9 = 3 — write 3.
    • Tens: after borrowing, 3; 3 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 8 → 7; 13 − 8 = 5 — write 5.
    • Hundreds: after borrowing, 7; 7 − 3 = 4 — write 4.

    842 − 389 = 453

    Second check: 842 − 453 = 389

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