Subtraction with Regrouping: 17,441 − 5,096

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What is 17,441 − 5,096?

Answer

17,441 − 5,096 =
12,345

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

17,441 − 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.
313+10
1 7 4(was 4, now 3)4(was 4, now 13)1 (was 1, now 11)
−5096
12345

Column by column: 17,441 − 5,096

  • Ones: 1 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 4 → 3; 11 − 6 = 5 — write 5.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 3; 3 is less than 9 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 4 → 3; 13 − 9 = 4 — write 4.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 3; 3 − 0 = 3 — write 3.
  • Thousands: 7 − 5 = 2 — write 2.
  • Ten thousands: nothing to subtract — write 1.

17,441 − 5,096 = 12,345

Second check: 17,441 − 12,345 = 5,096

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FAQ

What is 17,441 − 5,096?

17,441 − 5,096 = 12,345

How do you check that 17,441 − 5,096 = 12,345?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 12,345 + 5,096 = 17,441. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 17,441 − 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.