GRADE 3 · MATHEMATICS · TOPIC 3

Subtraction with Borrowing

Regroup a ten or hundred when needed.

CONCEPT EXPLAINED

Understand the concept

Regroup a ten or hundred when needed.

SOLVED EXAMPLE

Calculate 615 − 278.

  1. Step 1: Regroup 615 as 5 hundreds 10 tens 15 ones
  2. Step 2: 15 − 8 = 7
  3. Step 3: 10 − 7 = 3
  4. Step 4: 5 − 2 = 3.

Final answer: 337

PRACTISE YOURSELF

Calculate 502 − 178.

Show the answer

324

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