Difference between 600 and 227

Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
6 0 0
2 2 7

Subtract using place value:

Hundreds Tens Ones
9
5 10 10
600 6 0 0
227 2 2 7
Difference 3 7 3
Column traversal from right to left
Ones column:
  • Since 0 is less than 7, we have to borrow 1 from the Tens column
  • As a result, 0 becomes 10, and 10 − 7 = 3
  • The 0 in the Tens column becomes 9 after borrowing 1 from its regrouped value of 10

Tens column:

  • 9 − 2 = 7
  • Because it was the first nonzero digit to the left of the 0 in the Ones column, the 6 in the Hundreds column became 5 after 1 was borrowed for the purpose of regrouping the 0 in the Tens column (borrowing across a 0)

Hundreds column:

  • 5 − 2 = 3
9
5 10 10
6 0 0
2 2 7
3 7 3
Therefore, the Difference between 600 and 227 is 373

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

1 1
3 7 3
2 2 7
6 0 0

Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = 600
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = Larger Number (600 = 600) ✓

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

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