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All of us know how to do subtraction. Following is a simple trick for quick subtraction.

Method of Quick Subtraction

Please remember the formulae “Less the base, Add the Purakha” for quick subtraction. To know how to calculate base & purakha click here.

Learn how to calculate Base & Purakha.

For understanding let’s consider an example i.e. 156 – 97.

Step 1 – Calculate base and purakha of the 2nd number. In this example of 156-97, the base of 2nd number is 100 and purakha is 3.

Step 2 – From 1st number (156), less the base (100) of 2nd number and then add the purakha (3): 156 -100 + 3, so the answer is 59.

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Try above method for some more subtraction like 58-42, 78-69, 144-95, 476-188, 364-283 etc.

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Check Complete List – Vedic Maths

• Base & Purakha for Vedic Maths
• Trick for Quick Addition of Two Number – Vedic Maths
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Base and Purakha are fundamental concept for Vedic Mathematics. They are required in many Vedic Maths methods.

Base – Vedic Maths

10, 20, 30, 40….., 100, 200, 300, 400,……..1000, 2000…. and so on are called as Base. Base of numbers are as below:

Number	Base
1-9	10
11-19	20
21-29	30
31-39	40
.….so on	……
91-99	100
101-199	200
201-299	300
…. so on	….

Purakha – Vedic Maths

Purakha of a number is the difference of that number and the base of that number. Like for a given number 4, the base is 10 and purakha is 6 i.e. difference of 10 (base) and 4 (number).

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Following are the some example to understand Base & Purakha:

Number	Base	Purakha
7	10	3
25	30	5
32	40	8
67	70	3
98	100	2
150	200	50
224	300	76
580	600	20
687	700	13

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Check Complete List – Vedic Maths

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• Vedic Method of Quick Multiplication by Twin Number
• How to Quickly Multiply by 111 – Multiplication Trick of 111