Subtraction with Regrouping: 8,675 − 3,579

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What is 8,675 − 3,579?

Answer

8,675 − 3,579 =
5,096

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

8,675 − 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.
516+10
8 6(was 6, now 5)7(was 7, now 16)5 (was 5, now 15)
−3579
5096

Column by column: 8,675 − 3,579

  • Ones: 5 is less than 9 — borrow 1 ten: tens 7 → 6; 15 − 9 = 6 — write 6.
  • Tens: after borrowing, 6; 6 is less than 7 — borrow 1 hundred: hundreds 6 → 5; 16 − 7 = 9 — write 9.
  • Hundreds: after borrowing, 5; 5 − 5 = 0 — write 0.
  • Thousands: 8 − 3 = 5 — write 5.

8,675 − 3,579 = 5,096

Second check: 8,675 − 5,096 = 3,579

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FAQ

What is 8,675 − 3,579?

8,675 − 3,579 = 5,096

How do you check that 8,675 − 3,579 = 5,096?

Add the difference and the subtrahend: 5,096 + 3,579 = 8,675. Getting the minuend back means the difference is right.

How many times do you borrow in 8,675 − 3,579?

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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