Solution - Long subtraction
6,227
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
Place value | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
- | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (3) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (60) which becomes (59) and get (13).
Place value | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
5 | 9 | 13 | ||
6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
- | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
13-6=7
Place value | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
5 | 9 | 13 | ||
6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
- | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
7 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
9-7=2
Place value | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
5 | 9 | 13 | ||
6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
- | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
2 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
5-3=2
Place value | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
5 | 9 | 13 | ||
6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
- | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
2 | 2 | 7 |
Write 6 in the thousands place.
Place value | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
5 | 9 | 13 | ||
6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
- | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
The solution is: 6,227
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