Subtraction with Regrouping: 128,552 − 5,096

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What is 128,552 − 5,096?

Answer

128,552 − 5,096 =
123,456

With regrouping: 2 borrows — from the tens and the hundreds

128,552 − 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.
414+10
1 2 8 5(was 5, now 4)5(was 5, now 14)2 (was 2, now 12)
−5096
123456

Column by column: 128,552 − 5,096

  • Ones: 2 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 5 → 4; 12 − 6 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 4; 4 is less than 9 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 14 − 9 = 5 — write 5.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; 4 − 0 = 4 — write 4.
  • Thousands: 8 − 5 = 3 — write 3.
  • Ten thousands: nothing to subtract — write 2.
  • Hundred thousands: nothing to subtract — write 1.

128,552 − 5,096 = 123,456

Second check: 128,552 − 123,456 = 5,096

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FAQ

What is 128,552 − 5,096?

128,552 − 5,096 = 123,456

How do you check that 128,552 − 5,096 = 123,456?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 123,456 + 5,096 = 128,552. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 128,552 − 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.