Solution - Long subtraction
52,048
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
9-1=8
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
6-2=4
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
1-1=0
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 4 | 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
6-4=2
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the ten thousands column from the top number:
9-4=5
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundred thousands column from the top number:
1-1=0
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
The solution is: 52,048
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