Subtraction with Regrouping: 10,510 − 2,468

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What is 10,510 − 2,468?

Answer

10,510 − 2,468 =
8,042

With regrouping: 3 borrows — from the tens, the hundreds and the ten thousands

10,510 − 2,468 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+10410+10
1(was 1, now 0)0 (was 0, now 10)5(was 5, now 4)1(was 1, now 10)0 (was 0, now 10)
−2468
8042

Column by column: 10,510 − 2,468

  • Ones: 0 is less than 8 — borrow 1 ten: tens 1 → 0; 10 − 8 = 2 — write 2.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 0; 0 is less than 6 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 10 − 6 = 4 — write 4.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; 4 − 4 = 0 — write 0.
  • Thousands: 0 is less than 2 — borrow 1 ten thousand: ten thousands 1 → 0; 10 − 2 = 8 — write 8.
  • Ten thousands: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

10,510 − 2,468 = 8,042

Second check: 10,510 − 8,042 = 2,468

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FAQ

What is 10,510 − 2,468?

10,510 − 2,468 = 8,042

How do you check that 10,510 − 2,468 = 8,042?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 8,042 + 2,468 = 10,510. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 10,510 − 2,468?

3 borrows: 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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