Subtraction with Regrouping: 25,924 − 2,468

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What is 25,924 − 2,468?

Answer

25,924 − 2,468 =
23,456

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

25,924 − 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.
811+10
2 5 9(was 9, now 8)2(was 2, now 11)4 (was 4, now 14)
−2468
23456

Column by column: 25,924 − 2,468

  • Ones: 4 is less than 8 — borrow 1 ten: tens 2 → 1; 14 − 8 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 1; 1 is less than 6 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 9 → 8; 11 − 6 = 5 — write 5.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 8; 8 − 4 = 4 — write 4.
  • Thousands: 5 − 2 = 3 — write 3.
  • Ten thousands: nothing to subtract — write 2.

25,924 − 2,468 = 23,456

Second check: 25,924 − 23,456 = 2,468

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FAQ

What is 25,924 − 2,468?

25,924 − 2,468 = 23,456

How do you check that 25,924 − 2,468 = 23,456?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 23,456 + 2,468 = 25,924. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 25,924 − 2,468?

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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