Subtraction with Regrouping: 857 − 389

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What is 857 − 389?

Answer

857 − 389 =

468

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

857 − 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.
		7	14	+10
		8(was 8, now 7)	5(was 5, now 14)	7 (was 7, now 17)
	−	3	8	9
		4	6	8

Column by column: 857 − 389

Ones: 7 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 5 → 4; 17 − 9 = 8 — write 8.
Tens: after borrowing, 4; 4 is less than 8 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 8 → 7; 14 − 8 = 6 — write 6.
Hundreds: after borrowing, 7; 7 − 3 = 4 — write 4.

857 − 389 = 468

Second check: 857 − 468 = 389

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Column subtractions of 389

Example	Difference
852 − 389	463
853 − 389	464
854 − 389	465
855 − 389	466
856 − 389	467
857 − 389	468
858 − 389	469
859 − 389	470
860 − 389	471
861 − 389	472
862 − 389	473

FAQ

What is 857 − 389?

857 − 389 = 468

How do you check that 857 − 389 = 468?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 468 + 389 = 857. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 857 − 389?

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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