Subtraction with Regrouping: 12,446 − 5,096

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What is 12,446 − 5,096?

Answer

12,446 − 5,096 =
7,350

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

12,446 − 5,096 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+103+10
1(was 1, now 0)2 (was 2, now 12)4(was 4, now 3)4 (was 4, now 14)6
−5096
7350

Column by column: 12,446 − 5,096

  • Ones: 6 − 6 = 0 — write 0.
  • Tens: 4 is less than 9 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 4 → 3; 14 − 9 = 5 — write 5.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 3; 3 − 0 = 3 — write 3.
  • Thousands: 2 is less than 5 — borrow 1 ten thousand: ten thousands 1 → 0; 12 − 5 = 7 — write 7.
  • Ten thousands: after borrowing, 0 — a leading zero is not written.

12,446 − 5,096 = 7,350

Second check: 12,446 − 7,350 = 5,096

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FAQ

What is 12,446 − 5,096?

12,446 − 5,096 = 7,350

How do you check that 12,446 − 5,096 = 7,350?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 7,350 + 5,096 = 12,446. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 12,446 − 5,096?

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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