Question

show the steps to solve: 325 - 48

Answer 1

To solve the subtraction problem \( 325 - 48 \), follow these steps:

1. **Align the numbers vertically** by writing them in a column format.

```
325
- 48
```

2. **Subtract the numbers starting from the rightmost column (the units column)**.

- In the units column, you have \( 5 - 8 \). Since 5 is less than 8, you need to borrow 1 from the tens column:
- The 2 in the tens column becomes a 1 (decreasing by 1).
- The 5 becomes 15 (adding 10 from the borrowed 1).
- Now, calculate \( 15 - 8 = 7 \).

3. **Move to the tens column**:

- Now, subtract the tens: \( 1 - 4 \) (since the 2 became 1 after borrowing).
- Again, since 1 is less than 4, you need to borrow from the hundreds column.
- The 3 in the hundreds column becomes a 2.
- The 1 (which is currently in the tens column) becomes 11.
- Now, calculate \( 11 - 4 = 7 \).

4. **Subtract the hundreds column**:

- After borrowing, you have \( 2 - 0 = 2 \).

5. **Combine the results of each column**:

```
325
- 48
------
277
```

The final result is \( 325 - 48 = 277 \).