Solution - Long subtraction
22,731,000
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
3-3=0
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
7-7=0
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 0 | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
2-2=0
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
5-4=1
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Write 3 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Write 7 in the hundred thousands place.
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Write 2 in the millions place.
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Write 2 in the ten millions place.
| Place value | ten millions | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The solution is: 22,731,000
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