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    Subtraction with Regrouping: 7,158 − 3,579

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    What is 7,158 − 3,579?

    Answer

    7,158 − 3,579 =
    3,579

    With regrouping: 3 borrows — from the tens, the hundreds and the thousands

    7,158 − 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.
    61014+10
    7(was 7, now 6)1(was 1, now 10)5(was 5, now 14)8 (was 8, now 18)
    −3579
    3579

    Column by column: 7,158 − 3,579

    • Ones: 8 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 5 → 4; 18 − 9 = 9 — write 9.
    • Tens: after borrowing, 4; 4 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 1 → 0; 14 − 7 = 7 — write 7.
    • Hundreds: after borrowing, 0; 0 is less than 5 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 7 → 6; 10 − 5 = 5 — write 5.
    • Thousands: after borrowing, 6; 6 − 3 = 3 — write 3.

    7,158 − 3,579 = 3,579

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    FAQ

    What is 7,158 − 3,579?

    7,158 − 3,579 = 3,579

    How do you check that 7,158 − 3,579 = 3,579?

    Add the difference and the subtrahend: 3,579 + 3,579 = 7,158. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

    How many times do you borrow in 7,158 − 3,579?

    3 borrows: each time the top digit was smaller than the one below it, 1 was borrowed from the column on the left.