Subtract 314 minus 126: Vertical Format Solution

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Solution Steps

00:00 Solve

00:03 Each time we consider borrowing 2 digits, and then we place

00:05 4 is less than 6

00:09 Therefore we subtract 1 from the tens and add this amount to the ones

00:13 So now instead of 4 we will have 14

00:19 Subtract the ones from the ones plus ten

00:25 Place in ones

00:29 0 is less than 2

00:33 Therefore we subtract 1 from the hundreds and add this amount to the tens

00:38 So now instead of 0 we will have 10

00:42 Subtract the tens from the tens plus ten

00:47 Place in tens

00:50 Subtract hundreds from hundreds, and place in hundreds

00:53 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll perform vertical subtraction as follows:

We'll align the numbers by their place values:
$314$
$- 126$

Start with the rightmost column (the units place):

Units Place: $4 - 6$ requires borrowing because 4 is less than 6. Borrow 1 from the tens column in 314, turning it into 10, leaving 0 in the tens place. Now, $14 - 6 = 8$ .
Tens Place: After borrowing, $0 - 2$ also requires borrowing from the hundreds column. Borrow 1 from the hundreds column, leaving $2$ in the hundreds place. Now, $10 - 2 = 8$ .
Hundreds Place: Subtract as normal, $2 - 1 = 1$ .

When we put it all together, the result is:

Therefore, $314 - 126 = 188$ .

The solution to the problem is $188$ , which matches choice $4$ .