Subtraction with Regrouping: 6,330 − 1,234

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What is 6,330 − 1,234?

Answer

6,330 − 1,234 =
5,096

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

6,330 − 1,234 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.
212+10
6 3(was 3, now 2)3(was 3, now 12)0 (was 0, now 10)
−1234
5096

Column by column: 6,330 − 1,234

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

6,330 − 1,234 = 5,096

Second check: 6,330 − 5,096 = 1,234

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FAQ

What is 6,330 − 1,234?

6,330 − 1,234 = 5,096

How do you check that 6,330 − 1,234 = 5,096?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 5,096 + 1,234 = 6,330. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 6,330 − 1,234?

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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