Subtraction with Regrouping: 73,891 − 3,579
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What is 73,891 − 3,579?
Answer
73,891 − 3,579 =
70,312
With regrouping: 1 borrow — from the tens
| 8 | +10 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 (was 1, now 11) | ||
| − | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Column by column: 73,891 − 3,579
- Ones: 1 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 9 → 8; 11 − 9 = 2 — write 2.
- Tens: after borrowing, 8; 8 − 7 = 1 — write 1.
- Hundreds: 8 − 5 = 3 — write 3.
- Thousands: 3 − 3 = 0 — write 0.
- Ten thousands: nothing to subtract — write 7.
73,891 − 3,579 = 70,312
Second check: 73,891 − 70,312 = 3,579
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Column subtractions of 3,579
| Example | Difference |
|---|---|
| 73,886 − 3,579 | 70,307 |
| 73,887 − 3,579 | 70,308 |
| 73,888 − 3,579 | 70,309 |
| 73,889 − 3,579 | 70,310 |
| 73,890 − 3,579 | 70,311 |
| 73,891 − 3,579 | 70,312 |
| 73,892 − 3,579 | 70,313 |
| 73,893 − 3,579 | 70,314 |
| 73,894 − 3,579 | 70,315 |
| 73,895 − 3,579 | 70,316 |
| 73,896 − 3,579 | 70,317 |