Solution - Long subtraction
3,528,795
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (0) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (80) which becomes (79) and get (10).
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
10-5=5
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
| 5 |
Write 9 in the tens place.
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
| 9 | 5 |
Write 7 in the hundreds place.
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 5 |
Write 8 in the thousands place.
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Write 2 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Write 5 in the hundred thousands place.
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Write 3 in the millions place.
| Place value | millions | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 5 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
The solution is: 3,528,795
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