Solution - Long subtraction
54,794
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 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 6 | ||||
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 | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 6 | ||||
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
10-6=4
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 6 | ||||
| 4 |
Write 9 in the tens place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 4 |
Write 7 in the hundreds place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 6 | ||||
| 7 | 9 | 4 |
Write 4 in the thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
Write 5 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 6 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
The solution is: 54,794
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