Subtraction with Regrouping: 408,646 − 3,579
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What is 408,646 − 3,579?
Answer
408,646 − 3,579 =
405,067
With regrouping: 2 borrows — from the tens and the hundreds
| 5 | 13 | +10 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 (was 6, now 16) | |||
| − | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
Column by column: 408,646 − 3,579
- Ones: 6 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 4 → 3; 16 − 9 = 7 — write 7.
- Tens: after borrowing, 3; 3 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 6 → 5; 13 − 7 = 6 — write 6.
- Hundreds: after borrowing, 5; 5 − 5 = 0 — write 0.
- Thousands: 8 − 3 = 5 — write 5.
- Ten thousands: nothing to subtract — write 0.
- Hundred thousands: nothing to subtract — write 4.
408,646 − 3,579 = 405,067
Second check: 408,646 − 405,067 = 3,579
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Column subtractions of 3,579
| Example | Difference |
|---|---|
| 408,641 − 3,579 | 405,062 |
| 408,642 − 3,579 | 405,063 |
| 408,643 − 3,579 | 405,064 |
| 408,644 − 3,579 | 405,065 |
| 408,645 − 3,579 | 405,066 |
| 408,646 − 3,579 | 405,067 |
| 408,647 − 3,579 | 405,068 |
| 408,648 − 3,579 | 405,069 |
| 408,649 − 3,579 | 405,070 |
| 408,650 − 3,579 | 405,071 |
| 408,651 − 3,579 | 405,072 |