Solution - Long subtraction

4, 426

4,426

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Step-by-step explanation

1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values

Place value	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones

	4	4	3	5
-				9

2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method

Because the upper digit (5) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (3) in the next number place which becomes (2) and get (15).

Place value	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
			2	15
	4	4	3	5
-				9

Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
15-9=6

Place value	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
			2	15
	4	4	3	5
-				9
				6

Write 2 in the tens place.

Place value	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
			2	15
	4	4	3	5
-				9
			2	6

Write 4 in the hundreds place.

Place value	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
			2	15
	4	4	3	5
-				9
		4	2	6

Write 4 in the thousands place.

Place value	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
			2	15
	4	4	3	5
-				9
	4	4	2	6

The solution is: 4,426

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