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    Subtraction with Regrouping: 68,545 − 23,456

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    What is 68,545 − 23,456?

    Answer

    68,545 − 23,456 =
    45,089

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

    68,545 − 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.
    413+10
    6 8 5(was 5, now 4)4(was 4, now 13)5 (was 5, now 15)
    −23456
    45089

    Column by column: 68,545 − 23,456

    • Ones: 5 is less than 6 — borrow 1 ten: tens 4 → 3; 15 − 6 = 9 — write 9.
    • Tens: after borrowing, 3; 3 is less than 5 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 5 → 4; 13 − 5 = 8 — write 8.
    • Hundreds: after borrowing, 4; 4 − 4 = 0 — write 0.
    • Thousands: 8 − 3 = 5 — write 5.
    • Ten thousands: 6 − 2 = 4 — write 4.

    68,545 − 23,456 = 45,089

    Second check: 68,545 − 45,089 = 23,456

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    FAQ

    What is 68,545 − 23,456?

    68,545 − 23,456 = 45,089

    How do you check that 68,545 − 23,456 = 45,089?

    Add the difference and the subtrahend: 45,089 + 23,456 = 68,545. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

    How many times do you borrow in 68,545 − 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.