Solution - Long subtraction
57,884
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 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | ||||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
5-1=4
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | ||||
| 4 |
Write 8 in the tens place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 4 |
Write 8 in the hundreds place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 4 |
Write 7 in the thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Write 5 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
The solution is: 57,884
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