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

408,646 − 3,579 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.
513+10
4 0 8 6(was 6, now 5)4(was 4, now 13)6 (was 6, now 16)
−3579
405067

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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FAQ

What is 408,646 − 3,579?

408,646 − 3,579 = 405,067

How do you check that 408,646 − 3,579 = 405,067?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 405,067 + 3,579 = 408,646. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 408,646 − 3,579?

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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