Subtraction with Regrouping: 8,384 − 3,579
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What is 8,384 − 3,579?
Answer
8,384 − 3,579 =
4,805
With regrouping: 2 borrows — from the tens and the thousands
| 7 | +10 | 7 | +10 | |
| 3 (was 3, now 13) | 4 (was 4, now 14) | |||
| − | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Column by column: 8,384 − 3,579
- Ones: 4 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 8 → 7; 14 − 9 = 5 — write 5.
- Tens: after borrowing, 7; 7 − 7 = 0 — write 0.
- Hundreds: 3 is less than 5 — borrow 1 thousand: thousands 8 → 7; 13 − 5 = 8 — write 8.
- Thousands: after borrowing, 7; 7 − 3 = 4 — write 4.
8,384 − 3,579 = 4,805
Second check: 8,384 − 4,805 = 3,579
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Column subtractions of 3,579
| Example | Difference |
|---|---|
| 8,379 − 3,579 | 4,800 |
| 8,380 − 3,579 | 4,801 |
| 8,381 − 3,579 | 4,802 |
| 8,382 − 3,579 | 4,803 |
| 8,383 − 3,579 | 4,804 |
| 8,384 − 3,579 | 4,805 |
| 8,385 − 3,579 | 4,806 |
| 8,386 − 3,579 | 4,807 |
| 8,387 − 3,579 | 4,808 |
| 8,388 − 3,579 | 4,809 |
| 8,389 − 3,579 | 4,810 |