Question

Explain how to subtract 247 from 538

Answer 1

you put 538 on top because it is bigger and but 247 on the bottom because its smaller 8-7 =1 you cant minus 3-4 so you borrow from the five so now its 13-4=9 then 4-2=291 so the answer is 291

Answer 2

After subtracting 247 from 538, we will get 291.

Explanation:

We are asked to subtract 247 from 538.

Convert in a subtraction problem:

538

-247

Now, we will subtract each digit in the lower line from upper line as:

538

-247

291

Therefore, the answer to our given problem would be 291.