Difference between 300 and 184

Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
3 0 0
1 8 4

Subtract using place value:

Hundreds Tens Ones
9
2 10 10
300 3 0 0
184 1 8 4
Difference 1 1 6
Column traversal from right to left
Ones column:
  • Since 0 is less than 4, we have to borrow 1 from the Tens column
  • As a result, 0 becomes 10, and 10 − 4 = 6
  • The 0 in the Tens column becomes 9 after borrowing 1 from its regrouped value of 10

Tens column:

  • 9 − 8 = 1
  • Because it was the first nonzero digit to the left of the 0 in the Ones column, the 3 in the Hundreds column became 2 after 1 was borrowed for the purpose of regrouping the 0 in the Tens column (borrowing across a 0)

Hundreds column:

  • 2 − 1 = 1
9
2 10 10
3 0 0
1 8 4
1 1 6
Therefore, the Difference between 300 and 184 is 116

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

1 1
1 8 4
1 1 6
3 0 0

Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = 300
Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = Larger Number (300 = 300) ✓

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

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