Solution - Long subtraction
251,125
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 |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
7-2=5
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
5-3=2
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
7-6=1
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
5-4=1
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Subtract the numbers in the ten thousands column from the top number:
7-2=5
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundred thousands column from the top number:
5-3=2
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
The solution is: 251,125
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