Solution - Long subtraction
366,249
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 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (8) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (5) in the next number place which becomes (4) and get (18).
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
18-9=9
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
| 9 |
Write 4 in the tens place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
| 4 | 9 |
Write 2 in the hundreds place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 9 |
Write 6 in the thousands place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Write 6 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Write 3 in the hundred thousands place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| - | 9 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
The solution is: 366,249
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