Solution - Long subtraction
45,673
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 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 5 | ||||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
8-5=3
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 5 | ||||
| 3 |
Write 7 in the tens place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 3 |
Write 6 in the hundreds place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 5 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 3 |
Write 5 in the thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Write 4 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
The solution is: 45,673
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