Solution - Long subtraction
22,609
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 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (7) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (2) in the next number place which becomes (1) and get (17).
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
17-8=9
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
1-1=0
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 0 | 9 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
8-2=6
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 9 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
3-1=2
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Write 2 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
The solution is: 22,609
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