Subtraction with Regrouping: 11,518 − 4,805

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What is 11,518 − 4,805?

Answer

11,518 − 4,805 =
6,713

With regrouping: 2 borrows — from the thousands and the ten thousands

11,518 − 4,805 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.
010+10
1(was 1, now 0)1(was 1, now 10)5 (was 5, now 15)1 8
−4805
6713

Column by column: 11,518 − 4,805

  • Ones: 8 − 5 = 3 — write 3.
  • Tens: 1 − 0 = 1 — write 1.
  • Hundreds: 5 is less than 8 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 1 → 0; 15 − 8 = 7 — write 7.
  • Thousands: after borrowing, 0; 0 is less than 4 — borrow 1 ten thousand: ten thousands 1 → 0; 10 − 4 = 6 — write 6.
  • Ten thousands: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

11,518 − 4,805 = 6,713

Second check: 11,518 − 6,713 = 4,805

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FAQ

What is 11,518 − 4,805?

11,518 − 4,805 = 6,713

How do you check that 11,518 − 4,805 = 6,713?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 6,713 + 4,805 = 11,518. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 11,518 − 4,805?

2 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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