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    Subtraction with Regrouping: 48,668 − 3,579

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    What is 48,668 − 3,579?

    Answer

    48,668 − 3,579 =
    45,089

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

    48,668 − 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.
    515+10
    4 8 6(was 6, now 5)6(was 6, now 15)8 (was 8, now 18)
    −3579
    45089

    Column by column: 48,668 − 3,579

    • Ones: 8 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 6 → 5; 18 − 9 = 9 — write 9.
    • Tens: after borrowing, 5; 5 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 6 → 5; 15 − 7 = 8 — write 8.
    • Hundreds: after borrowing, 5; 5 − 5 = 0 — write 0.
    • Thousands: 8 − 3 = 5 — write 5.
    • Ten thousands: nothing to subtract — write 4.

    48,668 − 3,579 = 45,089

    Second check: 48,668 − 45,089 = 3,579

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    FAQ

    What is 48,668 − 3,579?

    48,668 − 3,579 = 45,089

    How do you check that 48,668 − 3,579 = 45,089?

    Add the difference and the subtrahend: 45,089 + 3,579 = 48,668. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

    How many times do you borrow in 48,668 − 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.