220 - 137 can be thought of as 137 + ? = 220:
  • add 13 to 137 to reach 150.
  • add 50 to 150 to reach 200.
  • add 20 to 200 to reach 220.

The answer to the subtraction is: 13 + 50 + 20 = 83.
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