Subtraction with Regrouping: 28,261 − 4,805

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What is 28,261 − 4,805?

Answer

28,261 − 4,805 =
23,456

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

28,261 − 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.
7+105+10
2 8(was 8, now 7)2 (was 2, now 12)6(was 6, now 5)1 (was 1, now 11)
−4805
23456

Column by column: 28,261 − 4,805

  • Ones: 1 is less than 5 — borrow 1 ten: tens 6 → 5; 11 − 5 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 5; 5 − 0 = 5 — write 5.
  • Hundreds: 2 is less than 8 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 8 → 7; 12 − 8 = 4 — write 4.
  • Thousands: after borrowing, 7; 7 − 4 = 3 — write 3.
  • Ten thousands: nothing to subtract — write 2.

28,261 − 4,805 = 23,456

Second check: 28,261 − 23,456 = 4,805

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FAQ

What is 28,261 − 4,805?

28,261 − 4,805 = 23,456

How do you check that 28,261 − 4,805 = 23,456?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 23,456 + 4,805 = 28,261. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 28,261 − 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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