From Easy to Advanced (5 Examples) 🧠✨
Vedic Maths uses the principle:
(Also called Nikhilam Method)
👉 Instead of borrowing again and again, we complement numbers to make subtraction fast and mental.
9 – 4
🧠 Think:
9 – 4 = 5
✅ Answer: 5
🎯 This builds basic confidence.
54 – 23
🧠 Step-by-step:
5 – 2 = 3
4 – 3 = 1
✅ Answer: 31
🟢 Same as normal maths, but prepares for mental flow.
62 – 38
🧠 Vedic Way:
Borrowing avoided by adjustment
Take 2 from 38 to complete 62
Steps:
62 – 2 = 60
Remaining = 36
60 – 36 = 24
✅ Answer: 24
⚡ No messy borrowing!
100 – 47
🧠 Rule:
All from 9, last from 10
Steps:
9 – 4 = 5
10 – 7 = 3
✅ Answer: 53
🎉 Instant mental subtraction.
1000 – 586
🧠 Apply Vedic Rule:
9 – 5 = 4
9 – 8 = 1
10 – 6 = 4
✅ Answer: 414
🚀 Done in seconds, no paper needed.
✅ No repeated borrowing
✅ Faster mental calculation
✅ Less chance of mistakes
✅ Ideal for exams & daily life
| 😓 Normal Method | 😄 Vedic Method |
|---|---|
| Borrow again & again | Direct complements |
| Right to left | Left to right |
| Time-consuming | Super fast |
| Error-prone | Accurate |
🕒 Practice 5 sums daily
🎯 Start with 100 – number
🧠 Say answers out loud mentally
Vedic Maths subtraction is not magic —
it is clarity + logic + smart thinking.