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    Subtraction with Regrouping: 46,912 − 23,456

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    What is 46,912 − 23,456?

    Answer

    46,912 − 23,456 =
    23,456

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

    46,912 − 23,456 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.
    810+10
    4 6 9(was 9, now 8)1(was 1, now 10)2 (was 2, now 12)
    −23456
    23456

    Column by column: 46,912 − 23,456

    • Ones: 2 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 1 → 0; 12 − 6 = 6 — write 6.
    • Tens: after borrowing, 0; 0 is less than 5 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 9 → 8; 10 − 5 = 5 — write 5.
    • Hundreds: after borrowing, 8; 8 − 4 = 4 — write 4.
    • Thousands: 6 − 3 = 3 — write 3.
    • Ten thousands: 4 − 2 = 2 — write 2.

    46,912 − 23,456 = 23,456

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    FAQ

    What is 46,912 − 23,456?

    46,912 − 23,456 = 23,456

    How do you check that 46,912 − 23,456 = 23,456?

    Add the difference and the subtrahend: 23,456 + 23,456 = 46,912. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

    How many times do you borrow in 46,912 − 23,456?

    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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