Solution - Long subtraction
21,076
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 |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
6-0=6
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
7-0=7
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
6-6=0
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 7 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
2-1=1
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the ten thousands column from the top number:
7-5=2
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
The solution is: 21,076
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