Solution - Long subtraction

182

182

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Step-by-step explanation

1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values

Place value	hundreds	tens	ones

	3	0	8
-	1	2	6

2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method

Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
8-6=2

Place value	hundreds	tens	ones

	3	0	8
-	1	2	6
			2

Because the upper digit (0) in the tens column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (3) in the next number place which becomes (2) and get (10).

Place value	hundreds	tens	ones
	2	10
	3	0	8
-	1	2	6
			2

Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
10-2=8

Place value	hundreds	tens	ones
	2	10
	3	0	8
-	1	2	6
		8	2

Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
2-1=1

Place value	hundreds	tens	ones
	2	10
	3	0	8
-	1	2	6
	1	8	2

The solution is: 182

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