Subtraction with Regrouping: 1,004 − 402

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What is 1,004 − 402?

Answer

1,004 − 402 =
602

With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the thousands

1,004 − 402 in a column. Above the columns: the values after borrowing — a crossed-out digit is replaced by the number above it; +10 marks a column that received a borrowed ten.
0+10
1(was 1, now 0)0 (was 0, now 10)0 4
−402
602

Column by column: 1,004 − 402

  • Ones: 4 − 2 = 2 — write 2.
  • Tens: 0 − 0 = 0 — write 0.
  • Hundreds: 0 is less than 4 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 1 → 0; 10 − 4 = 6 — write 6.
  • Thousands: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

1,004 − 402 = 602

Second check: 1,004 − 602 = 402

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FAQ

What is 1,004 − 402?

1,004 − 402 = 602

How do you check that 1,004 − 402 = 602?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 602 + 402 = 1,004. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 1,004 − 402?

1 borrow: each time the top digit was smaller than the one below it, 1 was borrowed from the column on the left.

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