Question

What should be done at the tens place, while subtracting 190 from 550?

• A. Carry over 1 from the ones place.
• B. Borrow one ten from the ones place.
• C. Borrow one ten from the hundreds place.
• D. Carry over 1 to the hundreds place.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Borrow one ten from the hundreds place.

Comparing the digits at the tens place of the given numbers, we note that 5 < 9.

Since we cannot subtract 9 from 5, we borrow 1 ten from the hundreds place and thus the tens place becomes 15.

Then, we can subtract 9 from 15 to get 6.

$\therefore 550-\underset{–}{190}\underset{–}{360}$