Solution - Long subtraction
32,000
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 |
3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
- | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
0-0=0
Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
- | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
0 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
0-0=0
Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
- | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
7-7=0
Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
- | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
6-4=2
Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
- | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Write 3 in the ten thousands place.
Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
- | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The solution is: 32,000
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