Solution - Long subtraction
15,368
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (4) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (50) which becomes (49) and get (14).
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
14-6=8
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
9-3=6
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
4-1=3
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 8 |
Write 5 in the thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Write 1 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
The solution is: 15,368
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