Difference between 700 and 199

Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
7 0 0
1 9 9

Subtract using place value:

Hundreds Tens Ones
9
6 10 10
700 7 0 0
199 1 9 9
Difference 5 0 1
Column traversal from right to left
Ones column:
  • Since 0 is less than 9, we have to borrow 1 from the Tens column
  • As a result, 0 becomes 10, and 10 − 9 = 1
  • The 0 in the Tens column becomes 9 after borrowing 1 from its regrouped value of 10

Tens column:

  • 9 − 9 = 0
  • Because it was the first nonzero digit to the left of the 0 in the Ones column, the 7 in the Hundreds column became 6 after 1 was borrowed for the purpose of regrouping the 0 in the Tens column (borrowing across a 0)

Hundreds column:

  • 6 − 1 = 5
9
6 10 10
7 0 0
1 9 9
5 0 1
Therefore, the Difference between 700 and 199 is 501

Check computation by comparing Larger Number and the Sum of Difference and Smaller Number:

1 1
5 0 1
1 9 9
7 0 0

Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = 700
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = Larger Number (700 = 700) ✓

The solution above and other related solutions were provided by the Difference Between Two Numbers Application.

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